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The Inclusion of Women in STEM in Kuwait and the United States
The Kuwait Foundation For The Advancement Of Sciences • Engineering National Academies Of Sciences And Medicine • Policy And Global Affairs • Paula Tarnapol Whitacre • Dalal Najib
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Women in the United States and Kuwait have made advances as researchers and leaders in science, engineering, and medical disciplines, yet challenges and barriers remain to enter and advance in these fields in both countries. Building on recent collaborations, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences agreed on convening two workshops to identify evidence-based practices and resources for improving the inclusion of women as full participants in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion from the first workshop, held October 28-29, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Challenges and Barriers Facing Women to Enter and Thrive 3 Evidence of Effective Programs, Practices, and Models for Recruiting Women 4 Curricula Structure and How It Affects the Attrition of Women in STEM in the United States, Kuwait, and the Arab World Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Biographies of Planning Committee Members Appendix C: Biographies of Speakers Appendix D: Workshop Discussants
- Format: Pocket/Paperback
- ISBN: 9780309678315
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 88
- Utgivningsdatum: 2020-10-08
- Förlag: National Academies Press