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Issues covered in this study "include the changing image of female scientists, the changing work atmosphere, the increase in the number of women scientists, and female participation in research groups. The authors also discuss special challenges facing women scientists, including problems raised by high endurance jobs and gender equality in pay and promotion." (Library Journal).

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• Prologue(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Introduction: Status of Women Scientists in the Twentieth Century(p. 11)
• References(p. 22)
• Chapter 2 Career Goals of Women Scientists(p. 23)
• References(p. 45)
• Chapter 3 Early Education and Training of Women Scientists(p. 47)
• References(p. 65)
• Chapter 4 A Time Line Approach to Women's Life-Styles as Career Scientists(p. 67)
• References(p. 84)
• Chapter 5 Employment, Underemployment, and Unemployment(p. 85)
• References(p. 109)
• Chapter 6 Scientific Support Roles Associates, Technicians, and Assistants(p. 111)
• References(p. 123)
• Chapter 7 Women Scientists in Positions of Power and Influence(p. 125)
• References(p. 144)
• Chapter 8 Women Scientists as Mentors and Role Models(p. 145)
• References(p. 159)
• Chapter 9 The Mobile Woman Scientist(p. 161)
• References(p. 170)
• Chapter 10 Participating in the Fraternities, Clubs, and Societies of Science(p. 171)
• References(p. 180)
• Chapter 11 Perceptions and Realities(p. 181)
• References(p. 206)
• Chapter 12 Subtle Forms of Gender-Based Differential Treatment in Science(p. 207)
• References(p. 224)
• Chapter 13 Eras in the Careers of Women Scientists(p. 225)
• References(p. 243)
• Chapter 14 Conclusions and a Forecast for the Year 2000(p. 245)
• References(p. 251)
• Epilogue(p. 253)
• Appendix A Special Programs and Organizations Supporting Women Career Scientists, Mathematicians, and Engineers: A Sampling(p. 257)
• Appendix B The Woman Scientist Questionnaire(p. 261)
• Index(p. 265)

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Library Journal Review

This book attempts to provide a ``balanced view of today's professional woman and her work environment.'' Issues considered include the changing image of female scientists, the changing work atmosphere, the increase in the number of women scientists, and female participation in research groups. The authors also discuss special challenges facing women scientists, including problems raised by high endurance jobs and gender equality in pay and promotion. The treatment is anecdotal and the sketchy data do not always support the conclusions. A better selection would be The Outer Circle: Women in the Scientific Community , edited by Harriet Zuckerman and others ( LJ 8/91). -- Hilary D. Burton, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, Cal. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

Every profession should have a guide for women as pragmatic and thorough as this one for women in the sciences. Yentsch, a career-research scientist, and Sinderman ( Winning the Games Scientists Play ) leave to others the search for root reasons why few females enter scientific fields and examine instead, in interviews and case studies, the topology of science careers (mostly academic) as experienced by women. The authors cite some familiar difficulties: the ``invisible woman syndrome'' and the steep-sided pool of female research assistants. But they also compile results of surveys describing various forms of gender-based differential treatment in science arenas and offer commonsense suggestions for women in the working environment. With its explicit recommendations, the book could be the basis of a policy manual at any institution. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

CHOICE Review

Whether or not it is methodologically sound and this study is of dubious validity and reliability Yentsch and Sindermann's work is unlikely to be useful to scholars of women in science, to women scientists, or to policy makers. With cursory analysis of their materials and of the existing literature, the authors do not meet their goal to separate "perception" and "reality" of women in science. As research scientists in marine biology, their commitment to a liberal feminist agenda of assimilation to existing structures of opportunity is predictable, if immoderately moderate. If the work were engaging, it might interest women scientists as a journalistic understanding of patterns of employment, career goals, mobility, family issues, mentoring, perceptions, and self-perceptions surrounding women in science. The authors try to advise, analyze, and remain neutral, falling short in each. J. L. Croissant; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute