In a recent study, ninety percent of women stated that they 'expect to transition' within the next five years. Rather …. Women and Transition is a step-by-step how-to guide that every woman can learn from. …. She sought out change - like many women - a new job, less travel, more time at home, but quickly realized this was not the …

economy is characterized by an emphasis on human capital as the real engine of sustainable growth and development. With women … attitudes and skills of women in business and their impact on economic and social development. Gender inequality in public and … private contexts is decreasing due to an increase of women in leadership roles in business, the expansion and diversity of …

-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 … graduates and professionals around the world, drawing on specific data from public and private databases. As such, the book …

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 …

The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South … Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped from … Pandemic addresses the economic, social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS as it relates to South African society …

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 …

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 …