Engineering women and leadership /

• Other Authors: Zoli, Corri.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2008.
• Series: Synthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society ; #5.
• Subjects: Educational leadership.; Women in engineering.; Women in higher education.; Women in science.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

In this book we explore a sea change occurring in leadership for academic women in the sciences and engineering. Our approach is a two-pronged one: On the one hand, we outline the nature of the changes and their sources, both in various literatures and from program research results. On the other han...

Table of Contents:

• Women in a new era of academic leadership
• Background: academic leadership for women in science and engineering
• Gender and leadership: theories and applications
• Women in engineering leadership institute: critical issues for women academic engineers as leaders
• From success stories to success strategies: leadership for promoting diversity in academic science and engineering
• Conclusion.