Women and Science: Celebrating Achievements, Charting Challenges, Conference Report
- ISBN-10
- 0788178865
- ISBN-13
- 9780788178863
- Series
- Women and Science
- Pages
- 155
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-06-01
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Anne C. Petersen
Description
Summarizes the discussions, ideas, and recommendations of the Women and Science conference held by the 7 directorates of the National Science Foundation in Wash., DC on Dec. 13-15, 1995, with 700 women and men attending. The conference took stock of the achievements that women have made, assesses what works best in the classroom and the workplace, and charts a new course for women to meet the challenges posed by and for science in the next century. Breakout sessions included: biological sciences; computer and information science and engineering; geosciences and polar programs; mathematical and physical sciences; and social and behavioral sciences.
