In the last decades, women’s role in the workforce has dramatically changed, though gender inequality persists and for … women, gender identity still prevails over work identity. It is important not to forget or diminish the historical role of … women in the labour market though and this book proposes a critical overview of the most recent historical research on women …

Foreword -- Ch 1 Introduction -- Part I Cross Cultural Foundational Issues -- Ch 2 Women’s Enrollments in STEM in … Divide -- Part II Exemplar Disciplines -- Ch 5 Data on Women in the Scientific Workforce -- Ch 6 Women in Mathematics -- Ch 7 … Women in Statistics -- Ch 8 Computer Science -- Part III Policies and Programs -- Ch 9 Promising Programs—A Cross …

entrepreneurship in India. Written by distinguishing experts in this field, this book highlights women’s empowerment, which is a …Chapter 1: Introduction -- SECTION I: Women Empowerment -- Chapter 2: Women Empowerment in India (by Chaiti Sharma … Sharmishtha Banerjee & Arijita Dutta) -- Chapter 9: Microfinance for Women Owned Small Business in India: Challenges and …

Championship is the key differentiator between women who achieve leadership roles and those who don't. This book …

-edged Sword; Kathinka Best, Marie Heidingsfelder, Martina Schraudner.-Chapter 3. Women's Role in Biotechnology Research: The Case …, Commercialization and Thought Leadership in Computing: Examining Women’s Participation in Information Technology Patenting and …

, Engineering and Mathematics) setting, helping readers understand key trends and developments. The need for more women in … insights into both the education and employment of women in STEM. It investigates how the gender gap has evolved among STEM … provides readers an understanding of how the so-called ‘leaky pipeline’ operates, and of how more women than men drop out of …

Examining women’s diverse experiences of male-dominated work, this ground-breaking book explores what sexuality and … gender means to women working in the construction and transport industries. Using accounts from heterosexual women and … sectors. Drawing on interviews and focus groups, the author examines why women choose to enter male-dominated industries …

voices of 120 migrating women from 28 different nations and 10 different religious affiliations. Together they tell how … their own accounts, the study explores the intersecting multiple and gendered identities women carry from their home … cultural codes in their new countries. With women’s propensity for collective organizing, whether via community, social …