Issues for Ethnic Minorities and Women in Science and Engineering

Physics 451 / Women Studies 485

Web Links Relevant to Class

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Articles aimed at General Public
Articles aimed at Academic Audience
Reports
Compilations of Science done by Women and Minorities
Statistics Compilations
Sites Related to our Outside Speakers
Links to UW Intervention Programs
Conference Web Sites related to the course
Compilations of Links of Interest to Minorities and Women in Science and Engineering
Various Committees and Organizations
Overseas Links
Seattle Links

Popular Press Articles

NY Times article on Women in Astronomy

Discussion of status of women in astronomy based on presentation at AAS Annual Symposium. Describes "benign neglect" issues.

Detroit News Summary of Univ. Michigan Affirmiative Action Case

includes links to Supreme Court arguments, etc. Published the week before the Supreme Court decision.

Academic Press Articles

For the latest news on women and science, check out the Washington Wire by the Association for Women in Science - a biweekly newsletter on issues pertaining to women and science.
These articles on Women Without Tenure appeared in the Association for the Advancement of Science's online magazine,

http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2001/09/12/3

http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2002/01/24/7

http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2002/03/18/3

Faculty Diversity Too little for too long by Cathy A. Trower and Richard P. Chait

Article includes data on women/minority faculty percentages at various types of institutions, plus recommendations on changes to the tenure process to improve diversity

Women Physicists and Chemists are making Slow Progress in Academe; Companion article on Astronomy

Jan 2002 Status

Articles detail differential retention rates of male and femalegraduate students and hiring rates of assistant professors vs. Ph.D. pool at top 25 institutions

Nature Article (October 2000) on Japanese Court Backs Woman Researcher

Japanese woman successfully sued for sex discrimination in Japanese University (need UW computer for link).

Nature Article (March 2001) on Climate for Women Scientists in Japan, One Woman is Enough ...

follow up article on above (UW restricted access to Nature)

“Do Babies Matter? The Effect ofFamily Formation on the Lifelong Careers of Academic Men and Women”. By Mary Ann Mason and Marc Goulden. AmericanAssociation for University Professors article detailing how the timing of children has a gender-dependent impact on tenure. http://www.aaup.org/publications/Academe/2002/02nd/02ndmas.htm

Reports

A National Analysis of Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties at Research Universities A report by the National Organization for Women by Donna Nelson and Diana Rogers.
From Scarcity to Visibility: Gender Differences in the Careers of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers

National Academy Report, edited by J. Scott Long

No Child Left Behind

US Dept. of Education site for the act signed by Pres. Bush January 8 onnew requirements for reading, science and math testing in grades 3-8

CAWMSET report, the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology (also known as the Morella Commission)

a congressional-level commission

The Full MIT Report (all schools evaluate status of women faculty).
The First (School of Science) MIT Report
Dual-Science Career Couples: Problems and Solutions

Results of a survey sponsored by the American Physical Society'sCommittee on the Status of Women in Physics on Dual-Career Couples. Includes summary of situations (good and bad) experienced, sample spousal hiring policies and shared/split position policies.

AAUP Report on Gender Disparity in Academe.

Statistics and discussion of salary and rank disaggregated by gender from 1975, 1988 and 1998 surveys.

Information from AAUP about diversity in higher education.
Summary of three research studies.
NSF Women, Minorities and People with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2002

11th in a series of biannual reports on the status of women, minorities and people with disabilities in SEM.

Gender Differences in the Careers of Academic Scientists and Engineers: A Literature Review

A special report from NSF examining the careers of academic scientists.

Science and Engineering Indicators 2002

Lots and lots of statistics on the science and enginerring professions, including dissagregation by race and gender.

Balanced Lives: Changing the Culture of Legal Practice

American Bar Association report on balancing work and family obligations

Compilations of Science done by Women and Minorities

Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics

An on-line archive describing over 75 women who made major contributions to physics from 1900-1975.

4000 Years of Women in Science
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences

Profiles many African American scientists, including a list of the first African Americans to receive Ph.D.'s in various fields

SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) Biography Project.

Written at middle and high school level, aimed at teachers.

Women of NASA
Compilation distilled from these other links for class presentation on contributions of women scientists, as a pdf file.

Statistics Compilations

University of Washington Factbook

Assorted Statistical Information about UW

University of Washington Equal Opportunity Office

Assorted statistics and information, including women and minority goals and participation in faculty and staff.

American Institute of Physics Statistical Research Center

assorted statistics on physics education and workforce, many disaggregated by gender.

Survey of Faculty Diversity in "Top 50" Departments, Compiled by Donna Nelson, Oklahoma State University.
National Science Foundation Division of Science Resources Studies

Links to NSF databases on science statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

Sites Related to our Outside Speakers

Article from Harvard Magazine about Evelynn Hammonds

Women Vastly Underrepresented in Academia from Women's eNews (Donna Nelson)

Links to UW Intervention Programs

ADVANCE, a program at UW for increasing leadership of women in science and engineering (Denice Denton)
MESA program , a program developing K-12 educational materials (Pat McGowen)
University of Washington Center for Women in Science and Engineering (UW-WISE Suzanne Brainard)

Conference Web Sites related to the course

Univ. Wisconsin Women and Science Program Curriculum Reform Institute (June 2004).

Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science National Conference in Austin, TX (October 2004).

WEPAN 2004 National Conference Route to 50/50 Shifting Gears for Inclusion (June 2004).

Compilations of Links Concerning Minorities and Women in Science and Engineering

Minorites and Women in Science and Engineering

Compiled by Ellen Spertus, now at Mills College, Computer Science

Women in Science and Engineering Links

Compiled by APS Committee on the Status of Women in Physics

The Hypatia Institute: Gender equity in physics, astronomy and science education
Women-Related Web Sites in Science/Technology: Compiled by Joan Korenman, University of Maryland - Baltimore County.
Women in Biology Pages: Compiled by S.L. Forsburg, Salk Institute.

Various Committees and Organizations

American Association of University Professors

includes reports and articles covering Affirmative Action and Diversity and Women in Higher Education

National Society of Black Engineers

SACNAS: The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
Society of Women Engineers
Association for Women in Science

A national organization, with many resources.

American Chemical Society Diversity Programs

CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research.

includes mentoring workshops for new faculty

APS Committee on the Status of Women in Physics
APS Committee on Minorities in Physics
Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy

they authored the Baltimore Charter

Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy
National Research Council Committee on the Status of Women in Science and Engineering
Association for Women in Mathematics

Overseas Links

The European Community - Women in Science
Cambridge University Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative

Example of British equivalent to the MIT report.

Network for Women in Physics in Denmark
Network for Women in Physics in Sweden
German Physical Society - Committee of Equal Opportunity
IWISE - International Women in Science and Engineering.
UNESCO - Priority Women, Gender Equality Site
Third World Organization for Women in Science

Seattle Links

Seattle Girls School - A private middle school that highlights science and math and is committed to diversity.
SMARTgirls - Local organization that offers programs that bring professional women in science and girls together.
Seattle AWIS - Seattle chapter of the Assocation for Women in Science, includes information about events in Seattle.
Northwest Girls Collaborative Project - Brings together organizations in Washington and Oregon that are committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in STEM.
Webgrrls Seattle - Networking and educational opportunities for women in high tech fields.

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