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Women in the Chemical Workforce

A WORKSHOP REPORT TO THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES ROUNDTABLE

Chemical Sciences Roundtable

Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

Support for this project was provided by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CHE-9630106, the National Institutes of Health under Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139, and the U.S. Department of Energy under Grant No. DE-FG02-95ER14556. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.

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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Engineering

Institute of Medicine

National Research Council

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. William A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine.

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. William A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

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CHEMICAL SCIENCES ROUNDTABLE

RICHARD C. ALKIRE,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,

Chair

MARION C. THURNAUER,

Argonne National Laboratory,

Vice Chair

ALEXIS T. BELL,

University of California, Berkeley

DARYLE H. BUSCH,

University of Kansas

MARCETTA Y. DARENSBOURG,

Texas A&M University

MICHAEL P. DOYLE,

Research Corporation

BRUCE A. FINLAYSON,

University of Washington

RICHARD M. GROSS,

The Dow Chemical Company

ESIN GULARI,

Wayne State University

L. LOUIS HEGEDUS,

Elf Atochem North America, Inc.

ANDREW KALDOR,

Exxon R&D Laboratories

FLINT LEWIS,

American Chemical Society

ROBERT L. LICHTER,

The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

MARY L. MANDICH,

Bell Laboratories

ROBERT S. MARIANELLI,

Office of Science and Technology Policy

TOBIN J. MARKS,

Northwestern University

JOE J. MAYHEW,

Chemical Manufacturers Association

WILLIAM S. MILLMAN,

U.S. Department of Energy

NORINE E. NOONAN,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

JANET G. OSTERYOUNG,

National Science Foundation

NANCY L. PARENTEAU,

Organogenesis, Inc.

GARY W. POEHLEIN,

National Science Foundation

MICHAEL E. ROGERS,

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

HRATCH G. SEMERJIAN,

National Institute of Standards and Technology

PETER J. STANG,

University of Utah

D. AMY TRAINOR,

Zeneca Pharmaceuticals

JEANETTE M. VAN EMON,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Exposure Research Laboratory

ISIAH M. WARNER,

Louisiana State University

Staff

RUTH MCDIARMID, Senior Program Officer

SUSAN R. MORRISSEY,

National Research Council Intern

SYBIL A. PAIGE, Administrative Associate

DOUGLAS J. RABER, Director,

Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

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BOARD ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

LARRY E. OVERMAN,

University of California, Irvine,

Co-chair

JOHN L. ANDERSON,

Carnegie Mellon University,

Co-chair

BARBARA J. GARRISON,

Pennsylvania State University

ALICE P. GAST,

Stanford University

LOUIS C. GLASGOW,

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

KEITH E. GUBBINS,

North Carolina State University

NANCY B. JACKSON,

Sandia National Laboratories

JIRI JONAS,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

GEORGE E. KELLER,

Union Carbide Corporation (retired)

RICHARD A. LERNER,

Scripps Research Institute

GREGORY A. PETSKO,

Brandeis University

WAYNE H. PITCHER, JR.,

Genencor Corporation

KENNETH N. RAYMOND,

University of California, Berkeley

PAUL J. REIDER,

Merck Research Laboratories

LYNN F. SCHNEEMEYER,

Bell Laboratories

MARTIN B. SHERWIN,

ChemVen Group, Inc.

JEFFREY J. SIIROLA,

Eastman Chemical Company

CHRISTINE S. SLOANE,

General Motors Research Laboratories

PETER J. STANG,

University of Utah

JOHN T. YATES, JR.,

University of Pittsburgh

STEVEN W. YATES,

University of Kentucky

Staff

MARIA P. JONES, Senior Project Assistant

RUTH MCDIARMID, Senior Program Officer

SUSAN R. MORRISSEY, National Research Council Intern

CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY, Program Officer

SYBIL A. PAIGE, Administrative Associate

DOUGLAS J. RABER, Director

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COMMISSION ON PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, AND APPLICATIONS

PETER M. BANKS,

XR Ventures, LLC,

Co-chair

WILLIAM H. PRESS,

Los Alamos National Laboratory,

Co-chair

WILLIAM F. BALLHAUS, JR.,

The Aerospace Corporation

SHIRLEY CHIANG,

University of California, Davis

MARSHALL H. COHEN,

California Institute of Technology

RONALD G. DOUGLAS,

Texas A&M University

SAMUEL H. FULLER,

Analog Devices, Inc.

MICHAEL F. GOODCHILD,

University of California, Santa Barbara

MARTHA P. HAYNES,

Cornell University

WESLEY T. HUNTRESS,

Carnegie Institution of Washington

CAROL M. JANTZEN,

Westinghouse Savannah River Company

PAUL G. KAMINSKI,

Technovation, Inc.

KENNETH H. KELLER,

University of Minnesota

JOHN R. KREICK,

Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company (retired)

MARSHA I. LESTER,

University of Pennsylvania

W. CARL LINEBERGER,

University of Colorado

DUSA M. MCDUFF,

State University of New York, Stony Brook

JANET L. NORWOOD, Former Commissioner,

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

M. ELISABETH PATÉ-CORNELL,

Stanford University

NICHOLAS P. SAMIOS,

Brookhaven National Laboratory

ROBERT J. SPINRAD, Xerox PARC (retired)

JAMES F. HINCHMAN, Acting Executive Director

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Preface

The Chemical Sciences Roundtable (CSR) was established in 1997 by the National Research Council (NRC). It provides a science-oriented, apolitical forum for leaders in the chemical sciences to discuss chemically related issues affecting government, industry, and universities. Organized by the NRC's Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, the CSR aims to strengthen the chemical sciences by fostering communication among the people and organizations—spanning industry, government, universities, and professional associations—involved with the chemical enterprise. The CSR does this primarily by organizing workshops that address issues in chemical science and technology that require national attention.

Women in the chemical workforce was identified as a workshop topic by the CSR in response to broad concerns in the chemical sciences community about underutilization of women in chemistry and chemical engineering. To provide a forum for exploring these concerns, a workshop was planned for May 2000.

The workshop, “Women in the Chemical Workforce,” gathered leaders in chemistry and chemical engineering from government, industry, and academia together with experts from the social sciences and from business to explore practical approaches to improving the effectiveness of employers from all sectors in hiring and enabling the success of female professionals in chemistry. I am grateful to those members of the roundtable who provided key assistance in identifying topics and people for the workshop. A special note of thanks goes to Dr. Jong-On Hahm of the National Research Council's Committee on Women in Science and Engineering for her advice and assistance in organizing the workshop.

The papers in this volume are the authors' own versions of their presentations, and the discussion comments were taken from a transcript of the workshop. In accord with the policies of the CSR, the workshop did not attempt to establish any conclusions or recommendations about needs and future directions, focusing instead on issues identified by the speakers.

Janet G. Osteryoung

Workshop Organizer

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Acknowledgment of Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Nancy B. Jackson, Sandia National Laboratory,
E. Ann Nalley, Cameron University,
Peter W. Rabideau, Iowa State University, and
Geraldine L. Richmond, University of Oregon.

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Marsha I. Lester, University of Pennsylvania, appointed by the Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, who was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

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For a period of history no women worked outside the home. Bust as years have gone by and society has changed, Women are working varying jobs every day. They are, however, underrepresented in some sectors of jobs. This includes women in the engineering and science fields. To matters worse, women do not ascend the career ladder as fast as or as far as men do.

The impact of this and related problems for science, the academic enterprise, the U.S. economy, and global economic competitiveness have been recently examined. The Chemical Sciences Roundtable evaluate that the demographics of the workforce and the implications for science and society vary, depending on the field of science or engineering. The roundtable has organized a workshop, "Women in the Chemical Workforce," to address issues pertinent to the chemical and chemical engineering workforce as a whole, with an emphasis on the advancement of women.

Women in the Chemical Workforce: A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable includes reports regarding the workshop's three sessions—Context and Overview, Opportunities for Change, and Conditions for Success—as well as presentations by invited speakers, discussions within breakout groups, oral reports from each group.

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