Judith S. McIlwee is Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of San Diego. J. Gregg Robinson is Associate Professor at Grossmont College, El Cajon, California.

"This is first-rate sociological scholarship. The authors did an excellent job of integrating theory and data on a very important topic. All too often, research on this topic superficially lumps engineering, science, and math together, and these are very different fields. Or else, the research fails to penetrate the surface beyond description into explanation. The authors make neither of these mistakes."It was so well written I often felt like I was reading a novel, yet I was getting a very rich, in-depth picture of what it means to be a woman going through the engineering career development process. This is an important and timely book." — Jeffrey K. Liker, The University of Michigan

• Tables Preface 1. Women in Engineering: A Promise Unfulfilled? 2. Women's Work and Engineering: Theoretical Issues 3. Paths to Engineering 4. College Experiences 5. Encountering the Engineering Workplace 6. The Culture of Engineering in the Workplace 7. The Family and the Engineering Career 8. Conclusion Appendix A: Research Methods Appendix B: Questionnaire and Interview Schedules Notes Bibliography Subject Index Name Index