Women in Science: Career Processes and Outcomes

by Yu Xie and Kimberlee A. Shauman

Why do so few women choose a career in science - even as they move into medicine and law in ever-greater numbers? This comprehensive study of gender differences in science careers provides a systematic account of how US youths are selected into and out of science education in early life and how social forces affect career outcomes later in the science labour market. undergraduate and graduate science education, in scientists' geographic mobility, in research productivity, in promotion rates and earnings, and in the experience of immigrant scientists. They conclude that the gender gap in parenting responsibilities is a critical barrier to the further advancement of women in science.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674010345
• ISBN13: 9780674010345
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.7"