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Why are there so few women in science? In Breaking into the Lab, Sue Rosser uses the experiences of successful women scientists and engineers to answer the question of why elite institutions have so few women scientists and engineers tenured on their faculties. Women are highly qualified, motivated students, and yet they have drastically higher rates of attrition, and they are shying away from the fields with the greatest demand for workers and the biggest economic payoffs, such as engineering, computer sciences, and the physical sciences. Rosser shows that these continuing trends are not only disappointing, they are urgent: the U.S. can no longer afford to lose the talents of the women scientists and engineers, because it is quickly losing its lead in science and technology. Ultimately, these biases and barriers may lock women out of the new scientific frontiers of innovation and technology transfer, resulting in loss of useful inventions and products to society.
| ISBN | 0814776450 | | Pages | 264 | | ISBN13 | 9780814776452
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 476 | | Publisher | New York University Press | | Published in | New York | | Imprint | New York University Press | | Height (mm) | 231 | | Format | Hardback | | Width (mm) | 155 | | Publication date | 02 Apr 2012 | | Spine width (mm) | 23 | | DEWEY | 500.820973 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | |
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"Rosser's unparalleled knowledge of the role of gender in the workings of science, colleges and universities, and federal funding agencies informs her comprehensive prescriptions for opening the laboratory doors wider. Read and heed!" Virginia Valian, author of Why So Slow? "In this 'must read' book, Sue V. Rosser reviews thirty years of work on women in science, analyzing new areas and drawing from her experience as a scientist to provide unique insights." Londa Schiebinger, author of Nature's Body "Breaking into the Lab covers Rosser's own experiences, from her early days as a researcher in zoology, through years of research in women's studies, culminating in her present position as provost and vice-president for academic affairs at San Francisco State University. It is complemented by excerpts from interviews with various women currently working in science and engineering research at a range of institutions... Something for everyone" - Athene Donald, Times Higher Education, April 12th 2012  Be the first to write a customer review
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