Women in the geosciences : practical, positive practices toward parity /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Holmes, Mary Anne, 1954-, O'Connell, Suzanne, Dutt, Kuheli
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2015.
• Σειρά: Special publication (American Geophysical Union) ; 70.
• Θέματα: Women geologists > United States.; Geology.; Women earth scientists.; Women in science.; SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.; SCIENCE > Physics > Geophysics.; Women geologists.; United States.; Electronic books.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (200 pages).
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1119067642; 9781119067641; 9781119067573; 111906757X
• DOI: 10.1002/9781119067573

Read an interview with the author: ""Working Toward Gender Parity in the Geosciences"" The geoscience workforce has a lower proportion of women compared to the general population of the United States and compared to many other STEM fields. This volume explores issues pertaining to gender parity in the geosciences, and sheds light on some of the best practices that increase participation by women and promote parity. Volume highlights include: Lessons learned from NSF-ADVANCE Data on gender composition of faculty at top earth science institutions in the US Implicit bias and gender as a soci.