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Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

ISSN for PRINT: 1072-8325

Institutional price:	$211.00
Issues per year:	4

Best Paper Award Selection - Editorial Board Site

2002, Volume8

172 pages

Issue price - $84.00

WOMEN AND THE CROSSROADS OF SCIENCE: THOUGHTS ON POLICY, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION

James S. Dietz
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 855, Arlington, VA 22230

Bernice Anderson
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 855, Arlington, VA 22230

Conrad Katzenmeyer
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 855, Arlington, VA 22230

ABSTRACT

In this essay, the authors examine the crosscutting themes of this special issue as they pertain to policy, research, and evaluation of women and science. Past and current research, theory, frameworks, and programs are discussed in the context of challenges and innovations for methods and policy. The authors assert that the crossroads for gender equity studies lies at the intersection of science and society and argue for the need to build a base of cumulative knowledge for policy and practice.