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Women Scientists in Industry and Government How Much Progress in the 1970's?: an Interim Report to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (1980) / Chapter Skim
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Pages 39-42

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From page 39...
... That newly trained women scientists face a very similar future despite nearly a decade of equal-opportunity mandates is cause for grave concern. This is not to minimize the very real gains which have been made: the increases in the proportion of new hires in both government and industry, the reduction of salary differences for new hires in industry, and the growth in promotion rates and consequently salaries for women in government, represent significant advances.
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From page 40...
... The markedly different distribution of primary work activities for men and women in industry suggests persistent sex stereotyping of jobs, which is generally recognized as the basic cause of salary differences. The fact that a disproportionately high fraction of women scientists and engineers remains engaged in basic or applied research, without promotion to management, and that their placement in "other", undefined work functions is even more unbalanced strongly implies a need for more effective equal opportunity monitoring at professional levels.
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From page 41...
... The fresh recognition of the importance of industrial research and development to our national future underscores the need for full use of available talent and hence the salience of equal industrial employment opportunities for women scientists and engineers.
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