Who Succeeds in Science?: The Gender Dilemma

by Gerhard Sonnert and Gerald Holton

Why don't more women become scientists? And why do those who do become scientists often face more difficulties than their male counterparts? Every year, about a quarter of a million young men and women in the United States receive their first academic degree in science, mathematics, or engineering. A small fraction will eventually become research scientists. But many who start out with that goal fail to reach it--for reasons that may have less...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081352220X
• ISBN13: 9780813522203
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"