Equal Rites, Unequal Outcomes Women in American Research Universities

Thirteen years ago, in June 1988, the Radcliffe Classof1953 celebrated its 35th Reunion. Amidst the festivities, we who participated repeatedly asked ourselves the same two questions: Is Harvard as sexist as it was when we were undergraduates? If not, what is the status ofwomen at Harvard today? To...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hornig, Lilli S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
Series:Innovations in Science Education and Technology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Dreaming and Scheming: Moving Towards Our University
  • 2 The Current Status of Women in Research Universities
  • 3 A National Profile of Academic Women in Research Universities
  • 4 Gender, Faculty, and Doctoral Education in Science and Engineering
  • 5 You've Come a Long Way: Data on Women Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in Research Universities
  • 6 The Presence and Participation of Women in Academic Science and Engineering: 1973-1995
  • 7 Explaining Sex Differences in Publication Productivity among Postsecondary Faculty
  • 8 Women in the Academy: Confronting Barriers to Equality
  • 9 Organizational Change to Support Success of Women: A Model and Its Lessons
  • 10 Primatology, Archaeology, and Human Origins: Feminist Interventions
  • 11 Transforming Knowledges: Anthropology’s Encounters with Feminism(s)
  • 12 Women’s Uneven Progress in Academia: Problems and Solutions
  • 13 Work/Family/Life Issues and Programs in Higher Education—What’s New
  • Old Issues, New Solutions: Family and Work Response to Kathleen Sullivan
  • Conclusions
  • 14 Conclusions
  • Contributors