Research Catalog

Title

Women in engineering, science and technology : education and career challenges / [edited by] Aileen Cater-Steel, Emily Cater.

Publication

Hershey, PA : Engineering Science Reference, c2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cater, Emily, 1982-
• Cater-Steel, Aileen, 1954-

Description

xxv, 358 p. : ill.; 29 cm.

Summary

"This book discusses increasing the participation of women in science, engineering and technology professions, educating the stakeholders - citizens, scholars, educators, managers and policy makers - how to be part of the solution"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

• Women > Employment
• Women scientists
• Women in the professions

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Section 1. Government Initiatives -- Chapter 1. The Smart Women Smart State Strategy: A Policy on Women's Participation in Science, Engineering and Technology in Queensland, Australia / Alexandra Winter -- Profile 1. Engineering Career Spotlight: Senior Engineer for Major Projects at Goonyella Riverside Mine / Melanie Gordon -- Chapter 2. Bias Literacy: A Review of Concepts in Research on Discrimination and the U.S. Context / Daryl Chubin -- Profile 2. Science Career Spotlight: Microalgal Research Fuels Biotechnology-Based New Industries / Kirsten Heimann -- Section 2. Initiatives to Reach Girls in Schools -- Chapter 3. Getsmart: An Academic-Industry Partnership to Encourage Female Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Careers / Raymond Papp -- Profile 3. Engineering Career Spotlight: Fabrication and Characterization of Radio Frequency Plasma Polymerized Thin Films from Terpinen-4-OI for Electronic and Biomaterial Applications / Katia Bazaka -- Chapter 4. Increasing the Numbers of Women in Science / Gwen White -- Profile 4. Science Career Spotlight: Phytoplankton Growth in Queensland Coastal Waters / Emily Shaw -- Section 3. Programs for College and University Students -- Chapter 5. Understanding the Links between Mentoring and Self-Efficacy in the New Generation of Women STEM Scholars / Vicki Winstead -- Profile 5. Technology Career Spotlight: QUT Bachelor of Corporate Systems Management / Helen Vahdat -- Chapter 6. Go West-Supporting Women in Engineering, Science and Technology: An Australian Higher Education Case Study / Aileen Cater-Steel -- Profile 6. Technology Career Spotlight: General Manager of Education Solutions at Technology One / Teresa Murphy -- Section 4. Careers and Women at Work -- Chapter 7. The Computer Games Industry: Women's Experiences of Work Role in a Male Dominated Environment / Jan Bogg -- Profile 7. Science Career Spotlight: In Search of New Vaccine for Cattle Tick / Ala Lew -- Chapter 8. "We Don't Have the Key to the Executive Washroom": Women's Perceptions and Experiences of Promotion in Academia / Fran Wright -- Profile 8. Technology Career Spotlight: Developing a Dynamic Environmental Calibration Technology for Cost-Effective Online Water Quality Monitoring / Shoshana Fogelman -- Chapter 9. Factors Contributing to the Success of Women Working in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Careers / Marinda Maree -- Profile 9. Engineering Career Spotlight: Project Manager for a Major Power Strengthening Project in Regional Queensland / Julie Martin / TrackStar Alliance -- Chapter 10. Women Access to Computers and Internet: A Malaysian Perspective / Zuraini Ismail -- Profile 10. Technology Career Spotlight: Cooperative Education in USQ Networking Programs with Leading Industry Organisation and Service to South-East Queensland Regional IT Professionals / Yan Li -- Chapter 11. SET Women and Careers: A Case Study of Senior Female Scientists in the UK / Sue Durbin -- Profile 11. Science Career Spotlight: Pollinating Insects in Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems in Australia's Tropics / Romina Rader -- Chapter 12. The Career Challenge of the Gendered Academic Research Culture: Can Internet Technologies Make a Difference? / Anne Manuel -- Profile 12. Engineering Career Spotlight: Investigation of Domestic Water End Use in Toowoomba / Nicola Mead -- Chapter 13. Progression of UK Women Engineers: Aids and Hurdles / Sunrita Dhar-Bhattachajee -- Profile 13. Engineering Career Spotlight: Environmental Engineer / Rachelle Willis -- Chapter 14. Women in Brazilian CS Research Community: The State-of-the-Art / Carla M.D.S. Freitas.

ISBN

• 9781615206575 (hardcover)
• 1615206574 (hardcover)
• 9781615206582 (ebook)
• 1615206582 (ebook)

LCCN

2009043103

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries