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Position Paper on the U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce
Pages 91-96

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... Strategies for accomplishing these goals include: · Facilitating the participation of women scientists and engineers, as well as other underrepresented groups in S&E, in international conferences and summits on science, engineering, or gender and science and technology. · Identifying and disseminating international best practices in the recruitment and retention of women in S&E higher-education programs, as well as in the S&E workforce · Fostering common standards for data collection and conducting research on the S&E workforce, worldwide
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From page 92...
... Current projects include developing an online mentoring tool for use by women in engineering associations in Egypt, Mali, and Nigeria; a joint U.S./Sweden research project focused on recruitment and retention of women in college and engineering majors and in the workforce; and preparing for the Second World Engineers' Convention in China in 2004. LESSONS LEARNED ON GENDER AND INTERNATIONAL S&Ei From national studies and world conferences with scientists and engineers, policymakers, and educational and business leaders, the fol
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From page 93...
... Measures aimed at attaining social equity in all S&E activities, including working conditions, should be designed, implemented, and monitored. This includes policies to ensure that all workers are able to balance family responsibilities with professional responsibilities and career development.
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From page 94...
... The NSB recognized · the needfor more effective coordination of the U.S. government's international S&E and S&E-related activities and greater consistency in meeting its international commitment; · the importance of increased international cooperation in fundamental research and education, particularly with developing countries and younger scientists and engineers; and · the need to improve the use of S&E information in foreign policy deliberations and in dealing with global issues and problems.3 While the NSB makes seven specific recommendations, they make the following keystone recommendation: · The U.S.
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From page 95...
... This new context calls for a reexamination of the S&E curricula to ensure that the teaching of science be broadened to include elements addressing the economic, social, and ethical implications of science and technology in both developed and developing countries. · Development of graduate programs in international S&E policy and social aspects of S&E.
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From page 96...
... 2Selected recommendations are from the 1999 World Conference on Science Framework for Action, http://www.unesco.org/science/wcs/eng/framework.htm and The Gender Advisory Board, http://gab.wigsat.org/uncstd.htm, 1995. 3Towards a More Effective Role for the U.S.
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