Women In Science & Engineering

Recommended Readings

1. Women Don't Ask: Negotiation & the Gender Divide, By Linda Babcock & Sara Lascheverwww.womendontask.com

2. Reviewing Applicants: Research on Bias and Assumptions, A brochure summarizing research on unintentional biases and asssumptions and their potential influence on evaluation of faculty candidates. http://wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/initiatives/hiring/BiasBrochure_2ndEd.pdf

3. WISELI extensive library and subject-searchable bibliographhttp://wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/library.html

National Acadamies Reports

1. Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, 2007, National Academies Press http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11741

2. To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in Science and Engineering, 2006, National Academies Press http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11624

3. Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in Academic Science and Engineering: Workshop Report, 2006, National Academies Press
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11766

National Science Foundation Reports:

1. Gender Differences in the Careers of Academic Scientists and Engineers, 2004, NSF Report http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf04323/

2. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities 2004 (posted 2006), NSF Report
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf04317

3. Graduate Enrollment in Science and Engineering Fields Reaches New Peak; First-time Enrollment of Foreign Students Declines, 2004, NSF Report
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf04326

4. Emigration of U.S.-born Science & Engineering doctorate recipients, 2004, NSF Report
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf04327

5. Employment sector, salaries, publishing, and patenting activities of Science & Engineering doctorate holders, 2004, NSF Report
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf04328

Women in science/engineering in the media:

1. Taking on that first faculty job Nature 447, 1142 (June 2007)
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2007/070628/full/nj7148-1142a.html

2. "Still a scientist"--a scientist reports on alternative careers in academia (March 2007) http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2007/03/2007030201c/careers.html

3. Leaks in the Pipeline: Why do women remain curiously absent from the ranks of academia? Nature 446, 346 (March 2007) http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2007/070315/full/nj7133-346a.html

4. "Go Ahead, Haggle” Practical tips on what, when and how to negotiate for an academic position (Nov. 2005) http://chronicle.com/jobs/2005/11/2005110801c.htm

5. “The Womanly Art of Negotiation” Why negotiation seems so difficult, and why it is so critical (Jul 2005) http://chronicle.com/jobs/2005/07/2005072201c.htm

6. Article on WiSE in 2005 UCSB Graduate Division newsletter
http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/gradnews/content/0501/wise.cfm

Science, Engineering & Technology Reports

1. Governance of the science, technology and innovation system in Norway: an overview
(Remoe, Svend Otto; STEP, 2004) http://www.step.no/monit/National_report_Norway.pdf

2. Government research and innovation policies in Japan
(Stenberg, Lennert; ITPS, 2004) http://www.innovation.lv/ino2/publications/japan.pdf

Women doing Great Things

1. Women Mathematicians' Index
http://turnbull.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/Women.html

2. International Museum of Women http://imow.org/