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From Scarcity to Visibility Gender Differences in the Careers of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers: Summary (2001) / Chapter Skim
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... A new study from the National Research Council, From Scarcity to Visibility: Gender Differences in the Career Outcomes of Scientists and Engineers, indicates that the gender gap is most closely related to conditions that slow or interrupt careers, especially those in academia. To the degree that science and engineering are weakened by the loss of many talented people because of gender difference, efforts to improve the careers of women help to maximize the use of the nation's human resources.
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