Overcoming Barriers For Women Of Color In Stem Fields

Author : Leggett-Robinson, Pamela M.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799848590
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Overcoming Barriers for Women of Color in STEM Fields: Emerging Research and Opportunities written by Leggett-Robinson, Pamela M. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a plethora of initiatives, policies, and procedures to increase their representation in STEM, women of color still remain largely underrepresented. In the face of institutional and societal bias, it is important to understand the various methods women of color use to navigate the STEM landscape as well as the role of their personal and professional identities in overcoming the systemic (intentional or unintentional) barriers placed before them. Overcoming Barriers for Women of Color in STEM Fields: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a collection of innovative research depicting the challenges of women of color professionals in STEM and identifying strategies used to overcome these barriers. The book examines the narrative of these difficulties through a reflective lens that also showcases how both the professional and personal lives of these women were changed in the process. Additionally, the text connects the process to the Butterfly Effect, a metamorphosis that brings about a dramatic change in character and perspective to those who go through it, which in the case of women of color is about rebirth, evolution, and renewal. While highlighting topics including critical race theory, institutional racism, and educational inequality, this book is ideally designed for administrators, researchers, students, and professionals working in the STEM fields.

Author : Pamela M. Leggett-Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781799853763
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Overcoming Barriers for Women of Color in STEM Fields written by Pamela M. Leggett-Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book addresses the formidable barriers faced and overcome by women of color in STEM, as well as how the navigation of the STEM landscape impacts their lives"--

Author : Jill M. Bystydzienski
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253111739
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Removing Barriers written by Jill M. Bystydzienski and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-20 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Movement into academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been slow for women and minorities. Not only are women and minorities underrepresented in STEM careers, there is strong evidence that many academic departments are resistant to addressing the concerns that keep them from entering careers in these fields. In light of recent controversies surrounding these issues, this volume, examining reasons for the persistence of barriers that block the full participation and advancement of underrepresented groups in the sciences and addressing how academic departments and universities can remedy the situation, is particularly timely. As a whole, the volume shows positive examples of institutions and departments that have been transformed by the inclusion of women and recommends a set of best practices for continuing growth in positive directions.

Author : Beverly Irby
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648023711
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women of Color In STEM written by Beverly Irby and published by IAP. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though there has been a rapid increase of women’s representation in law and business, their representation in STEM fields has not been matched. Researchers have revealed that there are several environmental and social barriers including stereotypes, gender bias, and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities that continue to block women’s progress in STEM. In this book, the authors address the issues that encounter women of color in STEM in higher education.

Author : Barbara Polnick
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648020992
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Girls and Women of Color In STEM written by Barbara Polnick and published by IAP. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though there has been a rapid increase of women’s representation in law and business, their representation in STEM fields has not been matched. Researchers have revealed that there are several environmental and social barriers including stereotypes, gender bias, and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities that continue to block women’s progress in STEM. In this book, the authors address the issues that encounter women of color in STEM in higher education.

Author : Thomas, Ursula
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 152258871X
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women's Influence on Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity in STEM Fields written by Thomas, Ursula and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women are typically not well represented in STEM fields. These same women experience difficulties in advocacy and leadership, as well as hiring and promotion. Women of color, regardless of discipline, face this narrative daily and often throughout their entire careers. Women's Influence on Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity in STEM Fields seeks to critically examine the strategies that women across class and cultural groups use and the struggles they face in order to become successful in professional fields that include business, politics, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. While highlighting topics that include higher education, workplace perceptions, and information literacy, this publication is ideal for public administrators, human resources professionals, sociologists, academicians, researchers, and students interested in gender studies, public administration, the biological sciences, psychology, computer science, and the STEM fields.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309498244
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promising Practices for Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-04-19 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Careers in science, engineering, and medicine offer opportunities to advance knowledge, contribute to the well-being of communities, and support the security, prosperity, and health of the United States. But many women do not pursue or persist in these careers, or advance to leadership positions - not because they lack the talent or aspirations, but because they face barriers, including: implicit and explicit bias; sexual harassment; unequal access to funding and resources; pay inequity; higher teaching and advising loads; and fewer speaking invitations, among others. There are consequences from this underrepresentation of women for the nation as well: a labor shortage in many science, engineering, and medical professions that cannot be filled unless institutions and organizations recruit from a broad and diverse talent pool; lost opportunities for innovation and economic gain; and lost talent as a result of discrimination, unconscious bias, and sexual harassment. Promising Practices for Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine reviews and synthesizes existing research on policies, practices, programs, and other interventions for improving the recruitment, retention, and sustained advancement into leadership roles of women in these disciplines. This report makes actionable recommendations to leverage change and drive swift, coordinated improvements to the systems of education, research, and employment in order to improve both the representation and leadership of women.

Author : Nahed Abdelrahman
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648020933
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Girls and Women of Color In STEM written by Nahed Abdelrahman and published by IAP. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 11 chapters in this book provide a glimpse into the journeys that women from diverse backgrounds and ethnic differences take in their higher education undergraduate or graduate careers. The diverse women include ethnicities of Arabic, Asian, African-American, American Indian, and Latina.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780309268974
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demand for tech professionals is expected to increase substantially over the next decade, and increasing the number of women of color in tech will be critical to building and maintaining a competitive workforce. Despite years of efforts to increase the diversity of the tech workforce, women of color have remained underrepresented, and the numbers of some groups of women of color have even declined. Even in cases where some groups of women of color may have higher levels of representation, data show that they still face significant systemic challenges in advancing to positions of leadership. Research evidence suggests that structural and social barriers in tech education, the tech workforce, and in venture capital investment disproportionately and negatively affect women of color. Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech uses current research as well as information obtained through four public information-gathering workshops to provide recommendations to a broad set of stakeholders within the tech ecosystem for increasing recruitment, retention, and advancement of women of color. This report identifies gaps in existing research that obscure the nature of challenges faced by women of color in tech, addresses systemic issues that negatively affect outcomes for women of color in tech, and provides guidance for transforming existing systems and implementing evidence-based policies and practices to increase the success of women of color in tech.

Author : Alpaslan Sahin
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004405402
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book STEM Education 2.0 written by Alpaslan Sahin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STEM Education 2.0. discusses the most recent research on important selected K-12 STEM topics by synthesizing previous research and offering new research questions.