The "chilly" science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) climate in undergraduate settings has been widely documented, as women in STEM majors frequently face discrimination, microaggressions, and implicit bias from their professors and peers. While undergraduate research experiences can help women in STEM overcome some of…

Previous research has examined the phenomenon of women "opting out" of the corporate environment. Much of this research has examined both "pull" factors--those of home and family life, and "push" factors--those within the organization which create a competitive environment where women feel they cannot achieve the same measure of success as their…

Undergraduate research experiences are promoted and funded for their potential in increasing students' likelihood of pursuing graduate degrees, increasing their confidence, and expanding their awareness of their discipline and career opportunities. These outcomes, however, depend on the social, organizational, and intellectual conditions under…

Women are "starkly underrepresented" as researchers worldwide ("The World's Women 2010," 68). In Canada, for example, men hold over three-quarters of full professorships and top research positions. Dozens of interconnected factors restrain women's research careers. These include "upstream" factors, such as gender,…

The author sees the role of women in the sciences expanding due to two factors. First, science and technology remain two rapidly expanding fields, with plenty of room for more participants, both men and women. Second, with anti-intellectualism on the rise, qualified male and female scientists are needed to defend science and to search for…

Some of the problems that exist for women in educational research and development and ways in which better opportunities for advanced levels of training and job advancement could be provided are described. Three stages of women's professional development are considered: the student years, the early postdoctoral years (one-to-five years after the…

Discusses the status of minorities and women in research and the barriers posed by background and institutional factors. Describes a project implemented in a university setting and designed to (1) increase the pool of trained minority and female researchers, and (2) advance research skills by providing training opportunities. (Author/GC)

An experimental project at the University of Texas at Austin, which was designed to increase the participation of minorities and women in educational research and related work, is described. The project brings together individuals who are at the post-doctoral and pre-doctoral level to cooperatively work on research questions. The project model…

EMPLOYMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN WASHINGTON ARE OUTLINED FOR COLLEGE EDUCATED WOMEN WHO HAVE LESSENING FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES AND WANT TO RETURN TO SCHOOL, DISCOVER NEW AREAS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, OR FIND A SUITABLE PART-TIME OR TEMPORARY JOB. PAID AND VOLUNTEER JOBS IN GOVERNMENT, THE ARTS, LANGUAGES, LIBRARIANSHIP, HEALTH…

A model is described for a postdoctoral program based on the structuralist concept that opportunities must be made available by institutions and understood and experienced by participants. The elements of the model incorporate three aspects of an opportunity structure: opportunity for transition, which depends on the size of the program and the…

Different and competing theories of the disadvantagement of women in academia are explored through reviews of the literature and an examination of the graduate training experiences of men and women. An explanatory model of graduate training experiences from a human capital theory approach is constructed that considers the human capital accumulated…

The Clearinghouse for Research on Women and Employment at Cleveland State University has compiled this guide to aid those researchers who are relatively new to the field by identifying sources of information and topics for research. The section on sources lists works that can be utilized to assess the state of research of a particular topic and to…

There is an increased interest in women's studies, particularly in the area of feminist scholarship. At the same time fewer women are present in the academic world. This study explores the need for women to collaborate more with other women in order to promote confidence and competitiveness. Previous research has shown that women who collaborated…

The status of women faculty in colleges and universities is considered. While there has been increased hiring of women on college faculties, women faculty members still lag behind men in rank and salary, even when differences in fields, institutions, and postdoctoral experience are considered. Women presently constitute about 24 percent of the…

This monograph provides a Canadian perspective on ways in which women with disabilities have been excluded from research, suggests a framework for research for and with women with disabilities, and presents guidelines for stereotype-free language. It also considers the role of research in society, comments on research methods, and considers ways…