Women in STEM Careers

Edited by Diana Bilimoria KeyBank Professor and Professor and Chair of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, CaseWestern Reserve University, US and Linley Lord, Associate Professor and Director, Maureen Bickley Centre for Women in Leadership, Curtin University, Australia

'The debate on women in, or rather not sufficiently in, STEM including at senior levels within and across the Commonwealth and beyond continues to gather pace with increasing impatience. In an effort to move away from the usual negative approach of studying why women leave STEM areas, Diana Bilimoria from the US and Linley Lord from Australia along with their international contributors focus on a number of research studies across the US, Australia and Europe that examine why women stay and what organisations and broader societal practices are doing to encourage women's career development. Published by UK independent publisher, Edward Elgar, this solutions-based book is the standout text on a standout topic. It also highlights the value of comparative international policy-relevant research on women s economic empowerment across several Commonwealth countries and contexts.'--Judges' comments - Commonwealth Businesswomen Awards Publication of the Year'In an effort to move away from the usual negative approach of studying why women leave STEM areas, Bilimoria and Lord focus on a number of research studies across the United States, Australia and Europe that examine why women stay and what organizations and broader societal practices are doing to encourage women's career development. This exciting new volume has much to offer both academic researchers and practitioners in the field.'--Susan Vinnicombe OBE, Cranfield University, UK'Science and technology have become major contributors to our advancement and economic progress. But although more women than men now graduate from universities, women continue to face challenges in STEM fields such as engineering, mining, and university STEM teaching and research. Though progress is slowly being made, much more needs to be done. Diana Bilimoria and Linley Lord, along with their international contributors, address these concerns using theory and research evidence along with offering solutions. Organizational managers and government administrators interested in increasing women's participation and advancement in STEM disciplines need to examine this collection'--Ronald J. Burke, York University, Canada

• Contents: PART I: WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES IN STEM CAREERS1. An Introduction to Women in STEM Careers: International Perspectives on Increasing Workforce Participation, Advancement and Leadership Diana Bilimoria, Linley Lord and Melissa Marinelli2. Women Persisting in the Engineering Profession: The Role of the Ideal Self and EngagementKathleen Buse and Diana Bilimoria3. To Stay or to Leave: Factors that Differentiate Women Currently Working in Engineering from Those Who Left the ProfessionRomila Singh, Nadya A Fouad, Mary Fitzpatrick, Catia Figueiredo, Wen Hsin Chang4. Deciding to Stay or Go: Understanding the Career Intentions of Women in the Australian Mining IndustryMargaret Nowak, Melissa Marinelli, Linley Lord and Dede Bonner5. Family Issues for Women EngineersMary Ayre, Julie Mills and Judith Gill6. Onwards and Upwards: Insights from Women Managers and Leaders in EngineeringMelissa Marinelli and Linley LordPART II: ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES ADVANCING WOMEN IN STEM CAREERS7. Women as Power Resources: Putting Theory into PracticeCharlotte Holgersson, Pia Höök and Anna Wahl8. Effective Practices to Increase Women’s Participation, Advancement and Leadership in US Academic STEMDiana Bilimoria and Xiangfen Liang 9. Professional Societies and Gender Equity in STEMErin L. Cadwalader, Joan M. Herbers, and Alice B. PopejoyPART III: PRAXIS—CHANGING EXTANT DISCOURSE AND PRACTICE ABOUT WOMEN IN STEM CAREERS10. Gender Equality Interventions in the STEM Fields: Perceptions, Successes and DilemmasMarieke van den Brink and Lineke Stobbe11. Dare to Care: Negotiating Organizational Norms on Combining Career and Care in an Engineering FacultyChannah Herschberg, Claartje J. Vinkenburg, Inge L. Bleijenbergh, and Marloes L. van Engen 12 ‘Engineering is Gendered’ is a Threshold ConceptSally MaleIndex