provides a clear and simple synthesis of heterogeneous databases on the gender gap in the STEM (Science, Technology …, 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 …

': merging equality and quality agendas in a Norwegian gender balance project / Rebecca Lund -- 4. The National Science … Foundation's advance programme: issues for senior compared to junior academic women scientists / Sue Rosser -- 5. Using the … the medical profession / Rita Biancheri -- 7. Resistance to women in academic medicine / Laurel D. Edmunds -- Part II …

Chapter 1. Introduction Setting the Scene: An Insight into the ‘Gender Divide’ in Science and Technological Advancement …-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 …

Built for life : The story of the Avalon Dragon Boat Builders -- Digital megaphone : Egyptian women's cyberactivism in … the revolution and beyond -- Sound sisters : Engineering women's music -- Woman in underground Detroit : The non …-traditional early occupation of a university graduate -- Reaching for the sky : Women pilots at major commercial airlines -- Toward a …