Women in the Chemical Workforce: A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable (The compass series)

A publication of a report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable by the Board on Chemical Sciences and Technologies and the Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Applications, on women in the chemical workforce. Specifically, discusses the facilitation of employers in the industry hiring and making the workplace more comfortable for women. Softcover.

For a period of history no women worked outside the home. Bust as years have gone by and society has changed, Women are working varying jobs every day. They are, however, underrepresented in some sectors of jobs. This includes women in the engineering and science fields. To matters worse, women do not ascend the career ladder as fast as or as far as men do.

The impact of this and related problems for science, the academic enterprise, the U.S. economy, and global economic competitiveness have been recently examined. The Chemical Sciences Roundtable evaluate that the demographics of the workforce and the implications for science and society vary, depending on the field of science or engineering. The roundtable has organized a workshop, "Women in the Chemical Workforce," to address issues pertinent to the chemical and chemical engineering workforce as a whole, with an emphasis on the advancement of women.

Women in the Chemical Workforce: A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable includes reports regarding the workshop's three sessions?Context and Overview, Opportunities for Change, and Conditions for Success?as well as presentations by invited speakers, discussions within breakout groups, oral reports from each group.

1 1970-2000: A Less Than Golden Age For Women In Chemistry? / Margaret W. Rossiter 6 -- 2 The Advancement Of Women In Science And Engineering / Virginia Valian 24 -- 3 Workforce For The 21st Century: The Federal Perspective / Arthur Bienenstock 38 -- 5 An Oddity No Longer: Women Scientists In Industry / L. Shannon Davis 58 -- 6 Title Ix For Women In Academic Chemistry: Isn't A Millennium Of Affirmative Action For White Men Sufficient? / Debra R. Rolison 74 -- 7 Remarks For The Chemical Sciences Roundtable Dinner / The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson 94 -- 9 Experience Of Women At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology / Nancy H. Hopkins 110. Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Board On Chemical Sciences And Technology, Commission On Physical Sciences, Mathematics, And Applications, National Research Council. Proceedings Of A Workshop Held On May 2000. Includes Bibliographical References. The Roundtable was established by the National Research Council as a science-oriented, apolitical forum for leaders in the chemical sciences to address issues that arise in the field. Its May 2000 meeting was devoted to women in the chemical workforce. Seven prepared papers and reports from three sessions offer a range of perspectives from academia, industry, and government. There is no index. c. Book News Inc The workshop, "Women in the Chemical Workforce," aims to address issues pertinent to the chemical and chemical engineering workforce as a whole, with an emphasis on the advancement of women. This title includes reports regarding the workshop's three sessions - Context and Overview, Opportunities for Change, and Conditions for Success.