Science and Engineering Programs -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- UNDERGRADUATE INITIATIVES -- GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL INITIATIVES -- INTERVENTIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY -- INTERVENTIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY -- INTERVENTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS -- Contents -- SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS -- 1 THE BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY IN THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WORK FORCE -- THE COMPELLING ARGUMENTS -- THE FULL MEANING OF "ACCESS" -- FRAMEWORKS FOR DISCUSSING INTERVENTIONS -- SOME FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES -- FINAL CHALLENGES -- REFERENCES -- 2 INTERVENTIONS DEFINED, IMPLEMENTED, AND EVALUATED -- A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- DEFINING A PROBLEM -- INTERVENTION TARGETS AND STRATEGIES -- Individuals -- Teachers, Faculty, and Adult Leaders -- Peers -- INTERVENTION MECHANISMS: BEYOND ISOLATED PROGRAMS -- MONITORING PROGRESS -- CHALLENGES FOR THE '90S -- FUTURE INTERVENTION: FOCUS ON SYSTEMIC CHANGE -- We must work at every level -- We must target more than just the transition points -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 3 OVERVIEW: THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL -- GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL LEVELS -- EMPLOYMENT -- Academe -- Industry -- Federal Government -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- EDUCATION -- 4 PROMOTING UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING THE PROBLEM -- SELECTING SOLUTIONS -- PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS -- Recruitment Programs/Comprehensive Retention Programs -- Student Research Involvement -- Scholarships and Forgivable Loans -- Bridge Programs -- Mentoring Activities -- Augmenting Course Activities -- Internships and Summer Work -- IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS -- BEYOND INTERVENTION: RETHINKING THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS: ON TARGET FOR WOMEN? -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 PROMOTING GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- INTRODUCTION -- INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES -- INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITIES -- Administrative Linkages -- Institutional Linkages -- Consortial Linkages -- INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR -- Ford Foundation -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) -- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation -- Private Corporations -- INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES -- National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship Program -- NSF Minority Graduate Fellowship Program -- Postdoctoral Research Associateship Program -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- EMPLOYMENT -- 6 PROMOTING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CAREERS IN ACADEME -- WOMEN ON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTIES -- WHAT ARE THE GENERIC ISSUES? -- The "Glass Ceiling" -- The "Rules of the Game" -- The "Biological Clock" -- SAMPLE INTERVENTIONS -- Programs at NSF -- Other Interventions -- ON TARGET FOR WOMEN? -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- 7 PROMOTING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CAREERS IN INDUSTRY -- BACKGROUND -- SAMPLE PROGRAMS -- Hughes Aircraft Company -- Corning Corporation -- Xerox Corporation -- Other Corporate Initiatives -- EVALUATION OF INTERVENTIONS -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- 8 PROMOTING CAREERS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- INTRODUCTION -- INITIATIVES OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT -- Federal Career Fairs -- Career America -- Career Hotline -- Automated Applicant Referral System (AARS) -- Recruiter Training -- Federal Occupational Career Information System (FOCIS) -- Flexible Benefits -- Flexible Examining Procedures -- Direct-Hire Authority -- Special Salary Rates -- Training and Development -- AGENCY-SPECIFIC INITIATIVES -- U.S. Department of Energy -- Other Federal Agencies.

THE GLASS CEILING -- SUMMARY -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- SUMMARY: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIXES -- A: Related Tables -- APPENDIX B Science and Engineering Programs: on Target for Women? -- SPEAKERS/PANELISTS -- OTHER PARTICIPANTS.