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Annotated List of Abstracts of Studies about Women in Science and Engineering

Women, Differences, and Ethnicity: Experiences in engineering and science
Performance and Advancement
Attitudes
Education
Retention of Women in Science and Engineering
Studies addressing more than one of the above subject areas

Women, Differences, and Ethnicity: Experiences in engineering and science

Increasing the Effectiveness of General Engineering Recruitment Strategies: This is a report by Jane Zimmer Daniels and Mitch Warren highlighting the results of the efforts Purdue University made to increase the participation of women in engineering programs.
NRC Study: Women Scientists and Engineers in Industry Why so Few?: This is a report by the Committee of Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) which appeared in National Academy Press in 1994.
Female Friendly Science.: In this article from Journal of General Education, 1993, Sue Rosser proposes a new format of curricular content and teaching techniques to help increase the number of women in science fields.
Women Scientists, Engineers Seek More Equitable Industrial Environment: This article is a report on the second annual conference of the National Research Council's (NRC) Committee on Women in Science and Engineering (CSWE) which discuss possible plans to improve the industrial environment for women.
NRC Study: Science and Engineering Programs: On Target for Women?: Here are abstracts written for the study done by the National Research Council (NRC) in 1992.
Becoming a computer scientist: a report by the ACM committee on status of women...: Maintained by CPSR. This report by the Association of Computer Machinery in 1990 discusses the problem of women being under represented in computer science.

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Educational Pipeline Issues for Women: This is based on a talk by Nancy G. Leveson in 1990, in which she stresses a clearer understanding of the problem before constructing being able to construct well-directed programs to help increase the number of women in Science and Engineering fields.
Papers on the women in computer science: This provides on-line writings concerning women and computer science. Maintained by Ellen Spertus.
Introduction: Gender in the Internet Age.: This articles discusses gender issues in online communities. Maintained by CPSR.

Performance and Advancement

College Women's Performance in a Math-Science Curriculum.: In a 1993 article from College & University, Elizabeth S. Johnson comments on the differences between men and women in the relevance of their SAT scores and their academic performance in college.
NSF Report Reveals Gender Gap in All Categories of PhD Salaries.: Edward Siverman, in his article from The Scientist, Aug. 991, discusses the results of a survey which revealed the difference in salary and opportunity between men and women.
A report on the Glass Ceiling Initiative.: This report, which appeared in 1991, by Lynn Martin from the U.S Department of Labor, states that a "glass ceiling" exists against women and minorities and discusses the causes and solutions for this problem.

Attitudes

Schools Discourage Women Scientists.: This article, from The Scientist by Roger Johnson, comments on the teaching methods of college professors and how they affect male and female students disproportionately to switch into non-science majors.
Experiencing Technical Work. A Comparison of Male and Female Engineers.: In a report from Feb. 1986, Lotte Bailyn - Sloan School Of Management, and Dr. Dalia Etzion, Graduate School Of Business, Tel Aviv University, the differences between males and females experiencing technical work are discussed.
Women Science Majors: What Makes a Difference in Persistence after Graduation?: This article by Paula Rayman and Belle Brett, from The Journal of Higher Education, July/Aug 95, discusses the reason for the continuous low number of women in the science and engineering fields.

Education

Improving the Academic Environment for Women Engineering Students Through Faculty Workshops.: This article which appeared in The Journal of Engineering Education, Jan 95, states five reasons why women are discouraged with engineering and offers ways to change this through workshops.
Identifying Special Advising Needs of Women Engineering Students.: This article from July/August 1995 of Journal of College Student Development by Vivian Anderson, discusses the barriers women face toward success. The study revealed the lack women have of advice and counseling.

Retention of Women in Science and Engineering

Attrition Rates Among Female Science & Engineering Undergraduate Majors.: This book by Dr.Nancy Hewitt and Dr. Elaine Seymour. show the differences between men and women from why they choose S&E majors, the effectiveness of teaching methods to why they switch from those majors.
Women in Science and Engineering.: This article from American Scientist in 1991, by Stephen Brush, discusses factors concerning why the number of science and engineering degrees earned by women is still far below the number earned by men.

Studies addressing more than one of the above subject areas

Women Scientists and Engineers in Industry. Why so Few?: This is a report by the Committee of Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) which appeared in National Academy Press in 1994.
Gender Differences in Student Performance and Attitudes.: This article which appeared in Journal of Engineering Education in April 1995, discusses the findings from a study comparing men and women in their attitudes towards their education academic performance and in their persistence in the field.
Does Your Organization Welcome Diversity?: This article which appeared in June 1993, by Dr. Lee Gardenswartz and Dr Anita Towe, conclude that organizations that accepted a diverse pool of employees performed better than those that didn't.
The Technicolor Workplace.: This article by Bonita L. Betters-Reed and Lynda L. Moore appeared in 1993 and discusses the over generalized assumptions between European Women and women of color in the workplace.
Engendering Equity: Fostering Success Among Women and Minorities.: This article from June 1993, by Debra Clingingsmith comments on the decrease of women enrolling into computer science courses and discusses the reasons and solutions for it.
Why Have All the Women Gone?: The book by Anne E. Preston, discusses on the exit rate of women from science and engineering professional occupations to other fields on the labor force all together.; NRC Study: Women in Science & Engineering: Increasing Their Numbers. This book by the National Research Council (NRC) discusses the results of a study in 1991 of women in science and engineering from precollege environment to career patterns and plans to increase the number of women in such fields.
Comparisons Across Cultures: Women in Science '94 feature article contains cross-cultural information on women in science.
Gender Issues in Physics/Sciences Education (opens in new window): Annotated references by Jeffry Mallow and Richard Hake.