Climbing the Ladder -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA SOURCES -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS -- CHAPTER 1 FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUPPLY OF DOCTORAL WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS -- HISTORICAL PATTERNS AND THEIR REFLECTIONS -- SCIENTIFIC ABILITY -- TRENDS IN MATH AND SCIENCE PREPARATION IN COLLEGE -- TRENDS IN GRADUATE EDUCATION -- 1. Persistence and attrition -- 2. "Parity" at the doctoral level -- CHAPTER 2 THE SUPPLY OF WOMEN DOCTORATES -- MINORITY WOMEN IN SCIENCE -- INSTITUTIONAL ORIGINS -- AGE AT PH.D. -- GRADUATE SCHOOL SUPPORT PATTERNS -- PREDOCTORAL EMPLOYMENT -- MARITAL STATUS -- PLANS AFTER THE PH.D. -- LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION -- CHAPTER 3 POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING -- REASON FOR TAKING A POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTMENT -- MARITAL STATUS AND POSTDOCTORAL PATTERNS -- HOST INSTITUTIONS -- POSTDOCTORAL STIPENDS -- CHAPTER 4 WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN ACADEME -- ACADEMIC VS. NONACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT -- FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT -- NUMBERS OF WOMEN FACULTY -- SEX DISTRIBUTION OF FACULTY APPOINTMENTS -- OFF-LADDER POSITIONS -- HIRING AND PROMOTION OF JUNIOR FACULTY -- TENURE DECISIONS -- ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS -- FACULTY SALARIES -- GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 5 DOCTORAL WOMEN IN INDUSTRY -- INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALE PH.D.S -- GROWTH OF PH.D. PERSONNEL -- JOB CHOICES FOR RECENT WOMEN DOCTORATES -- TYPE OF POSITION HELD -- SALARIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- APPENDICES -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B -- What is the Survey of Earned Doctorates? -- What uses are made of the Survey data? -- The confidentiality of Survey data is carefully protected. -- REFERENCES.