1991
DOI: 10.1038/353205a0
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The invisible-obstacle race

Abstract: In some respects, things are getting worse, not better, for women in science. Positive measures need to be taken for progress towards genuine equality of opportunity.

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“…These negative experiences are not limited to engineering schools, but are systemic [5][6][7] and indicative of wide-ranging beliefs about women's abilities and roles in U. S. society. The low numbers of women in engineering, currently 7% of practicing engineers and 15% of new engineering graduates in the U. S., 8 and the way engineering is construed as a masculine profession 2 contribute to these negative experiences. Early design experiences, especially those involving collaborative work, were promoted as a way to improve women's experiences in engineering schools 1 and women's preparation for engineering careers.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These negative experiences are not limited to engineering schools, but are systemic [5][6][7] and indicative of wide-ranging beliefs about women's abilities and roles in U. S. society. The low numbers of women in engineering, currently 7% of practicing engineers and 15% of new engineering graduates in the U. S., 8 and the way engineering is construed as a masculine profession 2 contribute to these negative experiences. Early design experiences, especially those involving collaborative work, were promoted as a way to improve women's experiences in engineering schools 1 and women's preparation for engineering careers.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Perhaps the best way to bring about change in Europe would be to discuss and, set goals at the institutional, national, and EU levels to increase the participation of women in science and then to use positive action to achieve them (22)(23)(24). Positive action is a vehicle to be used for a limited time to change an unjustifiable imbalance without infringing on the rights of the existing majority, in this case male scientists.…”
Section: Interest At the National And European Levelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…By comparison, in Europe 20 years later women are only beginning to protest about unequal treatment, legislation if it exists lacks teeth and the funds to enforce it (22). and .…”
Section: Interest At the National And European Levelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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