Seeking solutions : maximizing American talent by advancing women of color in academia : summary of a conference / / Karin Matchett, Rapporteur ; Committee on Advancing Institutional Transformation for Minority Women in Academia, Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Disciplina: 507.1
• Soggetto topico: Science - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States; Minority women - Education (Higher) - United States; Minority women in the professions - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): MatchettKarin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Statistics on the Career Pathways of Women of Color Faculty in Academia""; ""2 People Behind the Statistics""; ""3 Multiple Marginality: Gender, Race, and Equity in Science Education and Research""; ""4 The Key Role of Professional Societies""; ""5 Impact of Federal Agencies: Leading by Example""; ""6 Successful Practices and Strategies for Institutional Transformation""; ""7 Successful Strategies and Resources for Moving Ahead""; ""8 Moving Forward"" ; ""Appendix A-1: Education and Academic Career Outcomes for Women of Color in Science and Engineering""""Appendix A-2: Women of Color among STEM Faculty: Experiences in Academia""; ""Appendix B: Agenda and List of Participants""; ""Appendix C: Biographies of Speakers""; ""Appendix D: Annotated Bibliographies""; ""Appendix E-1: Call for Written Testimony & Summary of Programmatic Efforts and Recommendations from Written Testimonies""; ""Appendix E-2: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Minority Women in Science"" ; ""Appendix E-3: Women of Color in Astronomy and Astrophysics""""Appendix E-4: American Chemical Society Written Testimonies""; ""Appendix E-5: American Indian Science and Engineering Society Written Testimony""; ""Appendix E-6: Women of Color in Physics Departments: A Data Picture 17""; ""Appendix E-7: American Mathematical Society Written Testimony""; ""Appendix E-8: American Meteorological Society Written Testimony""; ""Appendix E-9: American Physical Society Written Testimony""; ""Appendix E-10: American Political Science Association Written Testimony"" ; ""Appendix E-11: American Psychological Association Written Testimony""""Appendix E-12: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Written Testimony""; ""Appendix E-13: American Society for Civil Engineering""; ""Appendix E-14: American Society of Engineering Education""; ""Appendix E-15: American Society of Mechanical Engineering""; ""Appendix E-16: American Society for Microbiology Written Testimony""; ""Appendix E-17: American Sociological Association Written Testimony""; ""Appendix E-18: Association for Women in Mathematics Written Testimony"" ; ""Appendix E-19: Biomedical Engineering Society Written Testimony""""Appendix E-20: Academic Women of Color in Computing: A Testimony on the Issues and Possible Solutions""; ""Appendix E-21: Geological Society of America Written Testimony""; ""Appendix E-22: NASA and Women of Color: Recruitment, Building a Pipeline, and Ensuring Inclusion and Diversity in the Workforce""; ""Appendix E-23: National Institutes of Health Efforts to Promote Advancement of Women of Color in Biomedical Research"" ; ""Appendix E-24: National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Written Testimony""
• Titolo autorizzato: Seeking solutions
• ISBN: 0-309-29592-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464859503321
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