Women and the Challenge of STEM Professions - Thriving in a Chilly Climate (Arredondo Patricia)(Pevná vazba)

This eye-opening book identifies factors that impede the success of women in STEM professions and demonstrates the negative impact of sexual harassment on women's physical health, mental health, and job performance. Focusing specifically on the narratives of women in higher education, the authors illuminate the structural and systemic barriers facing women working as graduate students, faculty, and administrators. Drawing on insights from the #metoo and #timesup movements as well as the Brett Kavanaugh Senate hearings, this book: Provides real-life narratives of women from diverse cultural backgrounds and gender identities struggling in unhealthy workplace environmentsValidates women working in STEM fields who feel isolated in workplaces of hostility, marginalization, and invalidationCelebrates the achievements of women who negotiate and achieve
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