Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry Why So Few? (1994) / Chapter Skim
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The conference provided a forum for women scientists and engineers to share data and personal experiences to uncover the principal causes of underrepresentation of S&E women in industry and to explore effective strategies for change. In addition, representatives of five companies having established exemplary programs to recruit and retain women scientists and engineers Aerospace Corporation, ALCOA, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Xerox Corporate Research and Technology, and Scios Nova described strategies proven to be effective in removing barriers for women scientists and engineers.
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Evaluation by some companies has shown that initiatives such as these yield measurable improvements In the retention of women. Given the issues faced by women scientists and engineers in industry, an important component of the conference was to identify effective strategies for succeeding in a technological career in the industrial employment sector.
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(Photo: The Aerospace Corporation)
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: it: Bob Opila and Amy Muller prepare a scanning Auger microprobe for analysis. (Photo: AT&T Bell LaboratoriesJ
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