Women obtain more than half of US undergraduate degrees in biology, chemistry, and
mathematics, yet they earn less than 20% of computer science, engineering, and physics …

The paper analyses the literature related to the underrepresentation of women in the
scientific field to identify the factors that affect this underrepresentation worldwide. This …

Women's low enrolment in post-school engineering degrees continues to be a problem for
engineering faculties and the profession generally. A qualitative interview-based study of …

Purpose: To evaluate whether there were differences in acquisition of research grant
support between male and female faculty at eight Harvard Medical School-affiliated …

This chapter provides a partial review of literature highlighting the situation of women and
minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the challenges …

Women continue to comprise a small minority of students in engineering education and
subsequent employment, despite the numerous initiatives over the past 25 years to attract …

This paper explicates a central conflict that can affect science research organizations, the
conflict between the anti-bureaucratic stance believed to advance science and concerns for …

Science academies are well placed to contribute towards strengthening of national systems
of innovation through advocating for an increased participation of girls and women in …

Decades of research on gender differences in academic publication productivity has as yet
provided very little, if any, empirical support for the common sense understanding that a …

Empirical knowledge of the career challenges that confront African scientists, and women
scientists in particular, holds an important key to achieving future success in the science …