Why are there so few women in science? In Breaking into the Lab, Sue Rosser uses the
experiences of successful women scientists and engineers to answer the question of why …

Although the overall percentage of women receiving degrees in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields has increased in the US during the last three …

Although more women than men participate in higher education in the United States, the
same is not true when it comes to pursuing careers in science and engineering. To Recruit …

In The Science Glass Ceiling, Sue Rosser chronicles the plight of women faculty across the
country. Noting difficulties, double standards, and backlash that they routinely face. Rosser …

In January 2001, in a statement released on behalf of the most prestigious US research
universities, administrators suggested that institutional barriers have prevented women …

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 …

1960s to the early 1980s, then unexpectedly reached a plateau. It is still far below the
number earned by men (1). Ironically, the slowdown came just when many national leaders …

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 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 …

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 …