Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry

By National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, Committee on Women in Science and Engineering

Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry
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This book, based on a conference, examines both quantitative and qualitative evidence regarding the low employment of women scientists and engineers in the industrial work force of the United States, as well as corporate responses to this underparticipation. It addresses the statistics underlying the question "Why so few?" and assesses issues related to the working environment and attrition of women professionals.