Who's Afraid of Marie Curie? The Challenges Facing Women in Science and Technology

Author:
Linley Erin Hall
Publisher:
Seal Press
Reviewed in:
Winter 2007-08
Category:

Women comprise 51 percent of the work force but hold only 26 percent of all IT jobs, and they are underrepresented by a 2-to-1 ratio in physical science fields such as chemistry and physics. Hall, a Berkeley, Calif., freelance uncovers the subtle and not-so-subtle gender bias that begins in early childhood and continues through the hiring process and in the workplace environment.