Women in STEM careers : international perspectives on increasing workforce participation, advancement and leadership / edited by Diana Bilimoria and Linley Lord.
Contributor(s): Bilimoria, Diana [editor]
| Lord, Linley [editor].
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BookPublisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: xviii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781781954065 (hardback).Other title: Women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics careers | International perspectives on increasing workforce participation, advancement and leadership.Subject(s): Women in science | Women in technology | Women in engineering | Women in mathematics | Technology -- manpower | Engineering -- manpower | Science -- manpower | I WISH Foundation Women's STEM ProjectDDC classification: 500.82 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 500.82 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00218086 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Adopting an international perspective, this book draws on current research from the United States, Australia and Europe to examine women's participation, advancement and leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
The book explores the nature of STEM careers across industry and academia, and presents the latest thinking on successful individual, organizational and educational initiatives related to women in STEM. Along with a select group of international contributors, Diana Bilimoria and Linley Lord provide a fresh perspective, based on success stories and successful initiatives, augmenting contemporary perspectives on the barriers and issues that women in STEM careers continue to face.
Women in STEM Careers is a positive and insightful outlook on gender relations, which will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners and policy-makers in organizations, human resources, academia, and government, as well as for women aspiring to or presently working in STEM fields.
Contributors: M. Ayre, D. Bilimoria, I.L. Bleijenbergh, D. Bonner, K. Buse, E.L. Cadwalader, W.H. Chang, C. Figueiredo, M. Fitzpatrick, N.A. Fouad, J. Gill, J.M. Herbers, C. Herschberg, C. Holgersson, P. Höök, X. Liang, L. Lord, S. Male, M. Marinelli, J. Mills, M. Nowak, A.B. Popejoy, R. Singh, L. Stobbe, M. van den Brink, M.L. van Engen, C.J. Vinkenburg, A. Wahl
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Women's individual experiences in Stem careers -- An introduction to women in STEM careers: international perspectives on increasing workforce participation, advancement and leadership -- Women persisting in the engineering profession: the role of the ideal self and engagement -- To stay or to leave: factors that differentiate women currently working in engineering from those who left the profession -- Deciding to stay or go: understanding the career intentions of women in the Australian mining industry -- Family issues for women engineers -- Onwards and upwards: insights from women managers and leaders in engineering -- Part II: Organizational initiatives advancing women in Stem careers -- Women as power resources: putting theory into practice -- Effective practices to increase women's participation, advancement and leadership in US academic STEM -- Professional societies and gender equity in STEM -- Part III: Praxis: Changing extant discourse and practice about women in Stem careers -- Gender equality interventions in the STEM fields: perceptions, successes and dilemmas -- Dare to care: negotiating organizational norms on combining career and care in an engineering faculty -- 'Engineering is gendered' is a threshold concept.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Collection
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