Science and Engineering Programs: On Target for Women? (Index of Abstracts)

This compilation of articles updates topics addressed in Science and Engineering Programs: On Target for Women?. Each article has its own abstract, written and summarized by MIT students. Each chapter cites research and suggestions to correct historical trends of low female participation in science and engineering often provides graphs and tables of information on the particular chapter's area of focus.

Edited by-Marsha Lakes Matyas and Linda Skidmore Dix

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Articles

• Chapter 1. The Benefits of Diversity in the Science and Engineering Workforce, by Linda S. Wilson
• Chapter 2. Interventions Defined, Implemented, and Evaluated, by Elizabeth Stage
• Chapter 3. Overview: The Status of Women in Science and Engineering, by Marsha Lakes Matyas
• Chapter 4. Promoting Undergraduate Studies in Science and Engineering, by Marsha Lakes Matyas
• Chapter 5. Promoting Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in Science and Engineering, by Joan Sherry and Linda Skidmore Dix
• Chapter 6. Promoting Science and Engineering Careers in Academe, by Garrison Sposito
• Chapter 7. Promoting Science and Engineering Careers in Industry, by Esther M. Conwell
• Chapter 8. Promoting Science and Engineering Careers in the Federal Government, by Linda Skidmore Dix
• Summary Summary: Cross-Cutting Issues, by Mildred S. Dresselhaus and Linda Skidmore Dix