female employees if women are less driven by pecuniary considerations in their choice of employers than men. Employers may … exploit this to increase their profits at the detriment of women’s wages. Empirically, it is indeed found that women’s labour …

-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 …

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 …

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the unrecognized role played and burden borne by rural women during the last … rural women in the Korean economic 'miracle'. …

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 …

illustrates how mentoring can play a part in helping women stay engaged in their career. This book includes international …