Presents issues discussed at the International Conference of Women in Physics held at UNESCO in Paris. Points out the disproportionate attrition of females going into graduate studies in physics and differences between developed and developing countries. (Author/YDS)

Explores the perceptions of gifted girls with regard to how the family, home, and school environments influenced their choices to take extracurricular science classes. Uses qualitative and quantitative methods to measure girls' attitudes toward science. Specifically addresses gender differences of gifted girls and women in engineering. (Contains…

Investigates National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (NCSSSMST) graduates' school and major preferences at the college level focusing on gender and ethnicity issues. (YDS)

The literature on women in science and engineering is extensive and addresses such issues as early education, decision to study and pursue careers in science, and how women fair in their jobs. This review used the literature on the careers of women scientists and engineers employed in academia to examine how women in these disciplines fare…

Summarizes the activities, contents, and overall outcomes of an international seminar organized jointly by two working groups of SEFI--the Working Group on Women in Engineering and the Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies. Replaces traditional teaching methods and concentration on narrow technical contents with a more…

Examines achievement-related beliefs among a group of (n=238) college students in engineering (38 female, 104 male) and non-engineering majors (57 female, 39 male) to understand why women enter engineering majors at a lower rate and are more likely than men to leave such majors. (Contains 41 references.) (Author/YDS)

The disappointingly small number of girls studying science was highlighted in this journal 20 years ago. Looks at progress in bringing girls into science education and women into science-based employment. (Author/ASK)

Reports some outcomes from an interview study with women Ph.D. physicists working in a variety of science-related careers. Explores and documents the career experience of women scientists. Identifies barriers and constraints to women's participation in science careers and investigates ways in which educational experiences contribute to career…

Barriers to women's career advancement, although they are more subtle, still exist. Focuses on how those barriers can be removed and how young women can be encouraged to enter the sciences and become successful science professionals. (ASK)

Presents an activity that highlights the life of Harriet Brooks, a lesser-known Canadian physicist. Objectives include stressing Harriet Brooks's contribution to science and developing a historical connection to other prominent figures, illustrating to students that attitudes about women in science were very constraining in Harriet Brooks's time,…

Examines the relationship between gender attributions of science and academic attributes for undergraduate science, mathematics, and technology majors from the perspective of gender schema theory. (Contains 32 references.) (Author/YDS)

Analyzes the faculty rank situation of women at schools with departments approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Reports a leveling off in the proportion of women entering chemistry faculties and that the representation of women at the department head level is not yet in the same proportion as their faculty numbers. (JRH)

Summarizes three talks from an American Association for the Advancement of Science session entitled "Science Policy for Women in Science: Lessons from Historical and Contemporary Case Studies." Considers the average academic science rank of former postdoctoral fellows, national statistics on the types of obstacles encountered by women scientists,…

Discusses the responsibilities of scientists on the issue of gender equity in the sciences. Explains the necessary steps to increase female involvement in the sciences and achieve gender equity. (Contains 12 references.) (YDS)

Several legislators indicated that the primary goal of the Commission on Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering and Technology (CAWMSET) was to identify disincentives that cause attrition among females and minorities in science, engineering, and technology. Discusses why recent diversity legislation in Congress has now come…