Women in the Geosciences : Practical, Positive Practices Toward Parity.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Section I: The Data -- 1. Who Receives a Geoscience Degree? -- 1.1. Bachelor's Degrees -- 1.2. Graduate Degrees -- 1.3. On to the Profession -- References -- 2. We are the 20%: Updated Statistics on Female Faculty in Earth Sciences in the U.S. -- References -- Section II: A Framework to Address the Issue -- 3. A Sociological Framework to Address Gender Parity -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Individual Barriers -- 3.3. Interactional Barriers -- 3.4. Institutional Barriers -- 3.5. Multiple Frames -- References -- Section III: Successful Strategies to Address the Issue -- 4. Best Practices to Achieve Gender Parity: Lessons Learned from NSF's ADVANCE and Similar Programs -- 4.1. The National Science Foundation's ADVANCE Program -- References -- Section III.A: Institutional Strategies -- 5. Strategic Institutional Change to Support Advancement of Women Scientists in the Academy: Initial Lessons from a Study of ADVANCE IT Projects -- 5.1. Study Design and Methods -- 5.2. Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives -- 5.3. Findings -- 5.4. Discussion -- 5.5. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6. Institutional Transformation: The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Experience -- 6.1. Introduction and Overview -- 6.2. Institutional Transformation Efforts at LDEO -- 6.3. LDEO Institutional Structure -- 6.4. Columbia's ADVANCE IT Grant: Setting the Stage for Institutional Transformation -- 6.5. Creation of Office of Academic Affairs and Diversity -- 6.6. Understanding Factors Impacting Diversity -- 6.7. Creating a Culture of Inclusiveness -- 6.8. Change in LDEO Gender Demographics 2005-2012 -- 6.9. Understanding the Institutional Transformation Process at LDEO -- 6.10. Conclusion -- References -- 7. Dual Career, Flexible Faculty -- 7.1. A Woman's Issue?.

7.2. The "Problem" of Dual Career -- 7.3. Strategies to Address Dual Career -- 7.4. For Dual Career Couples -- Resources -- References -- 8. Lactation in the Academy: Accommodating Breastfeeding Scientists -- 8.1. Why for the Nation? -- 8.2. Why in the Academy? -- 8.3. What Is Needed? -- 8.4. Professional Travel -- Resources -- Section III.B: Interactional and Individual Strategies -- 9. Implicit Assumption: What It Is, How to Reduce Its Impact -- 9.1. What Are Implicit Attitudes? -- 9.2. How Do Implicit Attitudes Affect Evaluations? -- 9.3. Minimizing the Impact of Implicit Bias -- References -- 10. Hiring a Diverse Faculty -- 10.1. Recruitment Before the Formal Search Begins: Insuring a Diverse Applicant Pool -- 10.2. Reviewing Applications and Selecting Candidates for the Short List -- 10.3. Interviewing Candidates/Campus Visit -- 10.4. Negotiating the Hire -- References -- 11. Multiple and Sequential Mentoring: Building Your Nest -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Faculty Chair: Identifying Mentors and Their Roles -- 11.3. New Faculty (Mentee): Examples of Multiple Mentors -- 11.4. Mentor and Mentee Collaboration -- 11.5. A Last Word of Caution: Don't Ignore Difficult Topics -- References -- Resources -- 12. Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention -- 12.1 Background -- 12.2. Formulation of MPOWIR -- 12.3. Assessment of MPOWIR -- References -- 13. ASCENT, a Discipline-Specific Model to Support the Retention and Advancement of Women in Science -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.2. Description of ASCENT -- 13.3. Recruitment -- 13.4. Reaching a Broader Audience -- 13.5. Maintaining Contact -- 13.6. Evaluation of ASCENT Success -- 13.7. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 14. Facilitating Career Advancement for Women in the Geosciences through the Earth Science Women's Network (ESWN) -- 14.1. Background.

14.2. ESWN Connections: Online and In Person -- 14.3. Concluding Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 15. Learning to Develop a Writing Practice -- 15.1. The Situation -- 15.2. Why People Don't Write -- 15.3. Remedies -- 15.4. Summary of Helpful Steps -- References -- Index -- Supplemental Images -- EULA.

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