Women in the geosciences : practical, positive practices toward parity / edited by Mary Anne Holmes, Suzanne O'Connell, Kuheli Dutt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Who receives a geoscience degree? / Mary Anne Holmes -- We are the 20%: updated statistics on female faculty in earth sciences in the U.S. / Jennifer B. Glass -- A sociological framework to address gender parity / Mary Anne Holmes -- Best practices to achieve gender parity: lessons learned from NSF's ADVANCE and similar programs / Mary Anne Holmes -- Strategic institutional change to support advancement of women scientists in the academy: initial lessons from a study of ADVANCE IT projects / Sandra L. Laursen, Ann E. Austin, Melissa Soto and Dalinda Martinez -- Institutional transformation: the Lamont-Doherty earth observatory experience / Kuheli Dutt -- Dual career, flexible faculty / Mary Anne Holmes -- Lactation in the academy: accommodating breastfeeding scientists / Suzanne OConnell -- Implicit assumption: what it is, how to reduce its impact / Mary Anne Holmes -- Hiring a diverse faculty / Suzanne OConnell and Mary Anne Holmes -- Multiple and sequential mentoring: building your nest / Suzanne OConnell -- Mentoring physical oceanography women to increase retention / Susan Lozier and Sarah Clem -- ASCENT, a discipline-specific model to support the retention and advancement of women in science / A. Gannet Hallar, Linnea Avallone, Heather Thiry and Laura M. Edwards -- Facilitating career advancement for women in the geosciences through the earth science women's network (ESWN) / Meredith G. Hastings, Christine Wiedinmyer and Rose Kontak -- Learning to develop a writing practice / Suzanne OConnell.