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Gender Differences and Disparities in Science and Engineering Fields and Children Term Paper
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Subject:Social Issues
Topic:Gender Difference
Document Type:Term Paper
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For example, The Council on Gender Parity in Labor, which is concerned with gender equality, has found that that "...gender inequity in science, engineering and technology fields is a workforce problem that inhibits the full utilization of the labor force. "(Gatta M. And Trigg M. 2001)
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Addendum source: (http://cse.stanford.edu/class/cs201/projects-00-01/women-in-cs/statistics.html)
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CBL refers to the Clare Boothe Luce Professorships, a program that provides funding primarily to assistant professors in engineering, science and mathematics at liberal arts colleges.
Further statistics are available in the addendum to this study.
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Works Cited
Bailyn L., and Etzion D. Experiencing Technical Work: A Comparison of Male and Female Engineers. 1986. July 4, 2006. http://onlineethics.org/div/abstracts/Bailyn-study.html
Becker T.J. Breaking Down Gender Barriers: New Book Looks at Roadblocks
Impeding Women Scientists and Engineers.2004. July 4, 2006. http://www.gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/roadblocks.htm
Comments for the MIT Faculty Newsletter on the Women's Report. July 4, 2006. http://web.mit.edu/sts/sites/rwilliams/writings/womens-report.html
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