2012;

Blueprint for the future: Framing the Issues of Women in Science in a Global Context: Summary of a Workshop.

Didion, C., National Research Council, Frehill, L.M., Pearson, W., Committee on Status and Participation of Women in STEM Disciplines and Careers, Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs

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Abstract

The scientific work of women is often viewed through a national or regional lens, but given the growing worldwide connectivity of most, if not all, scientific disciplines, there needs to be recognition of how different social, political, and economic mechanisms impact women's participation in the global scientific enterprise. Although these complex sociocultural factors often operate in different ways in various countries and regions, studies within and across nations consistently show inverse correlations between levels in the scientific and technical career hierarchy and the number of women in science: the higher the positions, the fewer the number of women. Understanding these complex patterns requires interdisciplinary and international approaches. In April 2011, a committee overseen by the National Academies' standing Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM) convened a workshop entitled, "Blueprint for the Future: Framing the Issues of Women in Science in a Global Context" in Washington, D.C.

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