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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456008003321

Titolo

Who will do the science of the future? [[electronic resource] ] : a symposium on careers of women in science / / National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

0-309-50170-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 p.)

Collana

Compass series

Disciplina

500/.82

Soggetti

Women in science

Women scientists - Vocational guidance

Women scientists

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at a symposium of the 136th Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""WELCOME""; ""PLENARY PANEL I: THE NEXT GENERATION: SCIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS""; ""Speaker Introductions""; ""A Plan, A Strategy for K-12""; ""Mentoring Minority Women in Science: Special Struggles""; ""Controversy, The Internet, and Deformed Frogs: Making Science Accessible""; ""PLENARY PANEL II: AN IN-DEPTH VIEW OF COMPUTER SCIENCE""; ""Speaker Introductions""; ""The Declining Percentage of Women in Computer Science: An Academic View""; ""Women in Information Technology: A View from Industry""

""PLENARY PANEL III: STRATEGIES AND POLICIES TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND ADVANCE WOMEN SCIENTISTS""""Speaker Introductions""; ""A Tentative Theory of Unconscious Discrimination Against Women in Science""; ""The Mentoring Program for Women in Mathematics""; ""Strategies and Policies to Recruit, Retain, and Advance Women Scientists""; ""PLENARY PANEL IV: ADVANCING WOMEN INTO SCIENCE LEADERSHIP""; ""Speaker Introduction""; ""Advancing Women Into Science Leadership""; ""Closing Remarks""; ""Question and Answer Comments""; ""Panel I""; ""Panel II""; ""Panel III""



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821406203321

Autore

Callick Rowan

Titolo

Party time : who runs China and how / / Rowan Callick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Collingwood, Victoria : , : Black Inc., , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-921870-88-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Disciplina

324.251075

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Copyright; PARTY TIME; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; Chapter 1: Joining the Party; Chapter 2: Cadre School; Chapter 3: How the Party Rules; Chapter 4: The Enforcers; Chapter 5: The Media and the Message; Chapter 6: Art and Culture; Chapter 7: Controlling Legends; Chapter 8: Confucius's Comeback; Chapter 9: Doing Business; Chapter 10: Meet the Leaders; Chapter 11: Life at the Top; Chapter 12: Dissent and Reform; Chapter 13: Is the Future Theirs?; Conclusion: China Beyond the Party; Acknowledgements; Endnotes; Further Reading

Sommario/riassunto

Who is running China? Where does real power lie? In Party Time, Rowan Callick goes behind the scenes to reveal the workings of its political elite.A century after its underground beginnings, the Communist Party today exerts remarkable control. From neighbourhood disputes to the highest levels of the army, bureaucracy, commerce and the courts, it governs nearly every corner of Chinese life. Far from mellowing, today's party leadership is as focused as ever on strengthening its role and silencing dissent. But how prepared is it for the challenges it faces, and what will its success or failure me