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APPENDIX E-7: Disciplinary Societies' Role in Women's Status in Chemical Sciences, Computer Science, and Mathematics and Statistics--Lisa M. Frehill
Pages 101-104

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From page 101...
... In this précis, we use the term "disciplinary associations" rather than professional societies because in some cultures, the term "professional society" connotes a specific normative framework, i.e., performing state functions of licensing or other certification of members. In the North American context, however, the terms are interchangeable.
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From page 102...
... Social movement theory helps us understand the functions and mechanisms employed by these kinds of associations. In the United States, the very vibrant period of collective action by identity movements in the 1960s and 1970s -- notably the Civil Rights Movements and the Women's Liberation Movement -- saw a blossoming of large organizational fields of associations connected by overlapping memberships and similarity of goals.
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From page 103...
... Prior to the workshop, an online survey was distributed to 120 people identified by AWIS and CPST as involved in efforts related to women, minorities, diversity, or some combination thereof to better understand the resources allocated to these efforts and the strategies used within disciplinary associations. With a 58 percent response rate, the findings are not considered capable of generalization but were a useful starting point, with results presented to the workshop attendees.
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From page 104...
... In closing, disciplinary associations are an important organizational structure through which scientists build communities of practice, rewarding achievements and enabling members to share information. As socializers of new occupational entrants, disciplinary societies impact the human resources pipeline into the workforce.
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