Grand Valley State University

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

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

Women in the geosciences

898424399

edited by Mary Anne Holmes, Suzanne O'Connell, Kuheli Dutt

Special publications, 70

practical, positive practices toward parity

"The geoscience workforce has a lower proportion of women compared to the general population of the United States and compared to many other STEM fields. This volume explores issues pertaining to gender parity in the geosciences, and sheds light on some of the best practices that increase participation by women and promote parity. Volume highlights include: Lessons learned from NSF-ADVANCE ; Data on gender composition of faculty at top earth science institutions in the US ; Implicit bias and gender as a social structure ; Strategies for institutional change ; Dual career couples ; Family friendly policies ; Role of mentoring ; Career advancement for women ; Recruiting diverse faculty ; and Models of institutional transformation. 'Women in the Geosciences' is a valuable contribution to the existing literature on gender issues in STEM disciplines. It focuses specifically on the geosciences, with a goal to spreading awareness on the best practices for gender parity in academic geoscience departments. Geoscientists, policymakers, educators and administrators could all greatly benefit from the contents of this volume"--Provided by publisher

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