Addressing gender bias in science & technology

Understanding and appreciation between genders continues to be a work in progress. As people seek ways to make room for alternative perspectives, research-based solutions have become especially helpful. In this volume, seasoned professors tackle gender bias in the classroom by defining challenges specific to the sciences and discussing ways to dismantle and confront biases. With solutions backed by research, this work will be useful for those working in all science and technology fields.

Chapter 1: Roadmap, Samina Azad Chapter2: From Permission to Poise, Lisa M. Balbes and Michelle Francl Chapter 3: Understanding Bias in Science, Donna J. Dean and Cynthia L. Simpson Chapter 4: Science behind Bias, Blair Schneider and Mary Anne Holmes Chapter 5: Who Belongs in Science: Numbers Are Not Enough, Adrienne L. Traxler Chapter 6: Removing Barriers, Dontarie Stallings, Srikant Iyer, and Rigoberto Hernandez Chapter 7: Changing Academic Cultures to Respond to Hostile Climates, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Meredith Hastings, Blair Schneider, and Erika Marin-Spiotta Chapter 8: Matters of Ethics, Natalie A. LaFranzo, Nicholas Giordano, and Edgar Arriaga Chapter 9: Gender Bias and the Law, Joanna L. Grossman Author Index Subject Index