Women in engineering and science are remarkable, in part, simply because they are so few
in number. Despite the progress of recent decades, compared to men, a relatively small …

The Bold and the Brave investigates how women have striven throughout history to gain
access to education and careers in science and engineering. Author Monique Frize, herself …

In 2001, the National Science Foundation's ADVANCE Institutional Transformation program
began awarding five-year grants to colleges and universities to address a common problem …

About 25 years ago, in 1972, when the New York Academy of Sciences spon-sored its first
conference on women in science and engineering, people hardly felt they needed an …

Women in Engineering: Pioneers and Trailblazers introduces the visionary women who
opened the door for today s female engineers. Pioneers such as Emily Roebling, Kate …

From time to time, it is necessary to alert the research and policy communities to
opportunities for action in areas of mutual concern. One such area is the participation and …

The number of women in science and engineering is growing, yet men continue to
outnumber women, especially at the upper levels of these professions. In elementary …

Despite intensive recruiting efforts by engineering schools and professional societies, the
number of women employed as engineers in the United States has never reached 10%. This …

Throughout the first half of the 20th century and into the second, women studying or working
in engineering were popularly perceived as oddities at best, outcasts at worst, defying …

This report presents strategies for ensuring full participation and achievement in the
sciences by women and girls, calling upon all adults to support the interest and persistence …