Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering

by Institute of Medicine, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, National Academy of Engineering, et al.

The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational globalization, the United States must aggressively pursue the innovative capacity of all its people--women and men. However, women face barriers to success in every field of science and engineering; obstacles that deprive the country of an important source...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309100429
• ISBN13: 9780309100427
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.0"