September 25, 2000

Women Chemists Still Rare In Academia

Survey of Top 50 universities finds only 10% of tenure-track positions are held by women

September 4, 2000

Mentoring Tenured Women Chemists

The New Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists

July 24, 2000

High-Tech Workforce Needs Women, Minorities,

Participation of women and minorities is critical, panel says.

May 8, 2000

Women In Industry Still Hit Glass Ceiling

The lack of women at the highest levels of management in the chemical industry continues to be a pervasive fact.

January 10, 2000

Women Scientists: Securing the Future

March 29, 1999

Discrimination among the tenured at MIT,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has taken and is taking steps to reverse decades of gender discrimination

November 9, 1998

More Ideas For Women Chemists,

Readers submit their action plans for helping women overcome barriers to success in the workplace

September 21, 1998

Challenges Await Women Chemists in the New Millennium,

A 'web of hidden processes' leads to nontrivial barriers to workplace success

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"Women in Chemistry" Profiles

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Editorials & ACS Comments

September 25, 2000

The Missing Women

Editorial, Madeleine Jacobs

September 25, 2000

Women Scientists In Academia: The Time To Act Is Now

ACS Comment, Daryle H. Busch, ACS President

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More Recommended Reading

A variety of resources are available on the topic of women in science and engineering. Here is a selected bibliography:

Ad hoc Panel on Industry, Committee on Women in Science & Engineering, Office of Scientific & Engineering Personnel, National Research Council. "Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry: Why So Few?" Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1994.

Brennan, Mairin B. "Reflections of Women in Science," Chemical & Engineering News, 76, No. 14 (1998): 37-41.

Brennan, Mairin B. "Reshaping Affirmative Action,"

Chemical & Engineering News, 76, No. 29 (1998): 17-31.

Brennan, Mairin B. "Women Chemists Reconsidering Careers at Research Universities," Chemical & Engineering News, 74, No. 24 (1996): 8-15.

Catalyst. "Advancing Women in Business--The Catalyst Guide." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Committee on Economic & Professional Affairs, Office of Society Services. "Salaries '98." Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 1998.

Committee on Professional Training 1998 Annual Report, Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 1998.

Davidson, Gaelyn, and Linda Skidmore, editors. "Organizations Encouraging Women in Science and Engineering." Washington D.C.: National Research Council, 1993.

Dix, Linda, and Marsha Matyas, editors. "Science and Engineering Programs: On Target for Women?" Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1992.

Driscoll, Dawn-Marie, and Carol R. Greenberg. "Membership in the Club: The Coming of Age of Executive Women." New York: Free Press, 1993.

Everett, Kenneth, Will DeLoach, and Stephanie Bressan. "Women in the Ranks," Journal of Chemical Education,73, No. 2 (1996): 139-141.

Fort, Deborah C., editor. "A Hand Up: Women Mentoring Women in Science." Washington, D.C.: Association for Wom- en in Science, 1993.

National Science Board. "Science and Engineering Indicators, 1998." Arlington, Va.: National Science Foundation, 1998.

Rayner-Canham, Geoffrey, and Marelene Rayner-Canham. "Women in Chemistry: Their Changing Roles from Alchemical Times to the Mid-Twentieth Century." Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society and the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 1998.

Sonnert, Gerhard. "Gender Differences in Science Careers: The Project Access Study." Piscataway, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1995.

Sonnert, Gerhard. "Who Succeeds in Science? The Gender Dimension." Piscataway, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1995.

Sonnert, Gerhard. "Gender Equity in Science: Still an Elusive Goal," Issues in Science & Technology, 12, No. 2 (1995-96): 53-58.

Tobias, Sheila, Daryl E. Chubin, and Kevin Aylesworth. "Rethinking Science as a Career: Perceptions and Realities in the Physical Sciences." Tucson: Research Corporation, 1995.

Valian, Virginia. "Running in Place,"The Sciences, 38, No. 1 (1998): 18-23.

Valian, Virginia. "Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women." Boston: MIT Press, 1998.

"Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500." (From the 1997 Catalyst Census.) New York: Catalyst, 1997.

"Women in Corporate Leadership: Progress and Prospects." New York: Catalyst, 1996.