{"product_id":"removing-barriers-9780253218179","title":"Removing Barriers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMovement into academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been slow for women and minorities. This book examines reasons for the persistence of barriers that block the full participation and advancement of underrepresented groups in the sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reviews current barriers to opportunities for participation in the sciences and discusses how academia can address possible solutions, important for academic deans to consider when hiring new faculty. . . . For women's studies and academic departments interested in diversifying their academic units in STEM areas. An excellent, thought-provoking read. . . . Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . an interesting and thought-provoking addition to the literature on gender in science.Vol. 114.4 January 2009\u003c\/p\u003e -- Catherine Riegle-Crumb * University of Texas, Austin *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Jill M. Bystydzienski and Sharon R. Bird\u003cbr\u003ePart I. History of Women in STEM Fields\u003cbr\u003e1. Sustaining Gains: Reflections on Women in Science and Technology in the Twentieth-Century United States Sally Gregory Kohlstedt\u003cbr\u003e2. From \"Engineeresses\" to \"Girl Engineers\" to \"Good Engineers\": A History of Women's U.S. Engineering Education Amy Sue Bix\u003cbr\u003ePart II. Institutional and Cultural Barriers for Women in STEM\u003cbr\u003e3. Using POWRE to ADVANCE: Institutional Barriers Identified by Women Scientists and Engineers Sue V. Rosser\u003cbr\u003e4. Telling Stories about Engineering: Group Dynamics and Resistance to Diversity Cynthia Burack and Suzanne E. Franks\u003cbr\u003e5. The Gender Gap in Information Technology Mo-Yin S. Tam and Gilbert W. Bassett, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e6. African American Women in Science: Experiences from High School through the Post-secondary Years and Beyond Sandra L. Hanson\u003cbr\u003e7. African Women Pursuing Graduate Studies in the Sciences: Racism, Gender Bias, and Third World Marginality Josephine Beoku-Betts\u003cbr\u003e8. Gendered Experiences in the Science Classroom Molly J. Dingel\u003cbr\u003ePart III. Feminist Study of Scientific Practice\u003cbr\u003e9. The Construction of Sexual Bimorphism and Heterosexuality in the Animal Kingdom Kirsten Smilla Ebeling\u003cbr\u003e10. Feminism and Science: Mechanism without Reductionism Carla Fehr\u003cbr\u003e11. Across the Language Barrier: Gender in Plant Biology and Feminist Theory Dana A. Dudle and Meryl Altman\u003cbr\u003ePart IV. Remedies and Change\u003cbr\u003e12. The Graduate Experience of Women in STEM and How It Could Be Improved Anne J. MacLachlan\u003cbr\u003e13. How Can Women and Students of Color Come to Belong in Graduate Mathematics? Abbe H. Herzig\u003cbr\u003e14. Designing Gender-Sensitive Computer Games to Close the Gender Gap in Technology Anna M. Martinson\u003cbr\u003e15. Making Sense of Retention: An Examination of Undergraduate Women's Participation in Physics Courses Heidi Fencl and Karen R. Scheel\u003cbr\u003e16. Creating Academic Career Opportunities for Women in Science: Lessons from Liberal Arts Colleges Neal B. Abraham\u003cbr\u003e17. Beyond Gender Schemas: Improving the Advancement of Women in Academia Virginia Valian\u003cbr\u003eSelected Readings\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MH - Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742234706263,"sku":"9780253218179","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253218179.jpg?v=1758383633","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/removing-barriers-9780253218179","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}