{"title":"Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology: A Special Case","authors":"F. Williams, C. Emerson","doi":"10.1061/9780784415238.CH20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784415238.CH20","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":176860,"journal":{"name":"Becoming Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129812209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Family Support","authors":"F. Williams, C. Emerson","doi":"10.1061/9780784415238.ch09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784415238.ch09","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":176860,"journal":{"name":"Becoming Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129207873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Work-Life Balance","authors":"F. Williams, C. Emerson","doi":"10.1061/9780784415238.ch08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784415238.ch08","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":176860,"journal":{"name":"Becoming Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123379031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proactive Diversity for Academic Deans and Department Heads","authors":"F. Williams, C. Emerson","doi":"10.1061/9780784415238.CH13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784415238.CH13","url":null,"abstract":"A minority ratio of women students in science and engineering is sensitive to diversion. This means that they are more likely than male counterparts, with similar academic records, to leave science and engineering. Hence, a minority ratio tends to further diminish as the cohort advances through a program (Williams and Emerson 2001). The university traditions that militate against women's participation propagate through universitytrained teachers back into high schools where career decisions are made. Thus the university continues to exert a critical influence on the proportion of women in science and engineering in all sectors. Traditional institutions such as the university will not change spontaneously. Strong leadership and proactive diversity measures are required to achieve change. This chapter is addressed to deans and other academic leaders who are committed to change, and who have specific objectives for their institution to improve the participation of women. It offers four sample objectives, each followed by set of actions that will move an organization toward the objective.","PeriodicalId":176860,"journal":{"name":"Becoming Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology","volume":"31 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116779999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sexual Harassment","authors":"F. Williams, C. Emerson","doi":"10.1061/9780784415238.ch16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784415238.ch16","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":176860,"journal":{"name":"Becoming Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology","volume":"866 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126879261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Promoting Women’s Participation: Leadership, Excitement, and New Traditions","authors":"F. Williams, C. Emerson","doi":"10.1061/9780784415238.CH19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784415238.CH19","url":null,"abstract":"The motivation for this handbook is that women in science and engineering, while very important (chapter 20), are persistently in the minority in many areas. Most sections in the book are aimed at assisting women already in science and engineering. This section is for people who want to take action toward a better gender balance. It presents a high-level strategy within which programs, projects, and everyday actions can be directed toward positive change. This section is adapted from the vision statement of the 1997-2002 NSERC/Petro-Canada Chair forWomen in Science and Engineering, Atlantic Region in Canada (Williams and Emerson 1998).","PeriodicalId":176860,"journal":{"name":"Becoming Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131337704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women in Public Service","authors":"F. Williams, C. Emerson","doi":"10.1061/9780784409206.CH14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784409206.CH14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":176860,"journal":{"name":"Becoming Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126156341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}