Includes summaries and bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index.
Contents:
Recommendations and commitments for retaining STEM women in the academy. Feminist psychology and sociocultural precipitants to womens leadership -- Organizational culture and climate : historic systemic barriers for women -- Qualitative methodology : thematic analysis -- "Because you can't do it on your own" : the role of support -- "Providing that safe place" : attributes of an unhealthy vs. healthy work environment -- "Be strong!" : the role of self-advocacy -- Navigating "Mars" : resisting structural barriers in academia -- Discussion of findings -- Recommendations and commitments for retaining STEM women in the academy.
Summary:
There are several motivations and reasons for examining the experiences of contemporary women scientists, from their challenges to their ways of thriving, succeeding, and persisting in traditional White male disciplines and academic cultures that remain patriarchal, sexist, and racist. "We are not women in science--we're scientists," proclaimed Donna Strickland upon receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018. She was the first woman in 55 years to receive the award. Dr. Strickland's experience is not unique among women scientists and underscores the importance of examining women's lived experiences in academia, which has historically restricted women's entrance to and advancement within careers in the sciences, engineering, and medicine. This text addresses the historic reasons for women's exclusion from scientific careers and examines how women's activism is slowly changing the landscape for women scientists.
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