Describes program encouraging undergraduate women to pursue a career in the sciences. It offered a two-week residential workshop followed by two one-day workshops on appropriate subjects. Each student selected at least one of the scientists from the original workshop to serve as an ongoing mentor. Discusses the program's organization and possible…

Since 1975, periodic surveys of Women in Engineering Programs (WIEP) have revealed increases in scope of activities, meaning number, proportion and range of events set up for women in engineering. Findings showed that number of WIEP activities and number of women students were positively and significantly related to percentage of women receiving…

Discusses issues concerning women in computer science education, and in the workplace, and sex bias in the computer science curriculum. Concludes that computing environment has not improved for women over last 20 years. Warns that, although number of white males entering college is declining, need for scientists and engineers is not. (NB)

Contends that women students and faculty need to have role models in sciences in the classroom, in textbooks, and through campus visits. Reviews information on women scientists as faculty and visiting lecturers, in class visits, in resource directories, and in the science classroom. Considers science and societal issues and describes specialty…

Findings from 55 female and 42 male college students revealed that inclination toward mathematics/science was significantly, positively, and similarly related to likely careers in mathematical sciences. For physical and engineering science careers, however, there was little or no relationship between self-described interest in science and…

Explores how changing curriculum and teaching techniques may lead to different composition of pool of scientists who hold slightly modified theoretical perspective. Presents seven-stage spiral model for transforming mathematics and science teaching, in which each stage fuels change in next stage, moving toward more accessible, varied, and humane…

Notes that, compared to coeducational institutions, all women's colleges lose fewer of their science majors to other fields. Contends that women's colleges can engender environment and mindset in which there are no barriers based on gender, an environment that encourages women to pursue nontraditional fields like science and medicine. Highlights…

Explores how notions of community and collaboration can be applied in program to enhance appreciation/use of and interest in science, mathematics, and computers among women and people of color. Describes Minority Studies Program at St. Cloud State University which has hosted summer program to provide minority and women students with intensive,…