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THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN DEVELOPMENT, Women in Academic Science and Engineering in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities--Geraldine Richmond
Pages 17-23

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From page 19...
... Women scientists and engineers continue to experience greater difficulty building academic careers than men of comparable training and background, with the greatest discrepancies at research-intensive universities and at the higher academic ranks. Bias against women and caregivers has long existed in universities, particularly for women who enter stereotypically male occupations such as science and engineering.
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From page 20...
... Isolation is a major problem for all women in academic ranks, and it results largely from their small numbers, particularly for women of color. In short, women scientists and engineers in the United States from minority racial or ethnic backgrounds must contend with obstacles even more severe than those of their white colleagues.
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From page 21...
... • Structural constraints and expectations built into academic institutions assume that faculty members have substantial support from their spouses. Anyone lacking the career and family support traditionally provided by a "wife" is at a serious disadvantage in academia, evidence shows.
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From page 22...
... To minimize any bias, they should consider keeping authors' identities hidden until reviews have been completed. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CONGRESS Federal funding agencies and foundations, in collaboration with professional and scientific societies, should hold mandatory national meetings to educate university department chairs, agency program officers, and members of review panels on ways to minimize the effects of gender bias in performance evaluations, the report says.
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From page 23...
... Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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