Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

A hand up : women mentoring women in science.

Contributor(s): Washington, D.C. : Association for Women in Science, 1993Edition: 1st edDescription: xx, 349 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0963459023
  • 9780963459022
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Hand up.DDC classification:
  • 502/.3/73 20
LOC classification:
  • Q130 .H36 1993
NLM classification:
  • LB 1738
Summary: This book consists of four sections. The first, "voices," includes interviews with 37 individual women in science, mathematics, and engineering, from undergraduates to noted science professionals. The second section of the book identifies the personal and professional challenges common to the interviews in the first section. The third section offers reflections, suggestions, and "how to" information from noted scientists discussing philosophical and gender issues and proffering educational and professional advice. The final section of the book provides an extensive list of nearly 100 scientific feminist and educational organizations--both private and federal--that support women in the sciences, as well as information for women conducting job searches and soliciting letters of recommendation.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab Q130 .H36 1993 1 Available 50583020015073
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book consists of four sections. The first, "voices," includes interviews with 37 individual women in science, mathematics, and engineering, from undergraduates to noted science professionals. The second section of the book identifies the personal and professional challenges common to the interviews in the first section. The third section offers reflections, suggestions, and "how to" information from noted scientists discussing philosophical and gender issues and proffering educational and professional advice. The final section of the book provides an extensive list of nearly 100 scientific feminist and educational organizations--both private and federal--that support women in the sciences, as well as information for women conducting job searches and soliciting letters of recommendation.

Questions? Email library@ucar.edu.

Not finding what you are looking for? InterLibrary Loan.