Women in science : a report from the field / edited by Jane Butler Kahle.

London ; Philadelphia : Falmer Press, 1985.

xii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Foreword / Rosalyn S. Yalow -- Preface / Jane Butler Kahle -- Introduction : an overview of women in science / Jane Butler Kahle -- Women's role and status in the sciences : an historical perspective / Marjorie Perrin Behringer -- Factors affecting female achievement and interestin science and in scientific careers / Marsha Lakes Matyas -- Retention of girls in science : case studies of secondary teachers / Jane Butler Kahle -- Obstacles and constraints on women in science : preparation and participation in the scientific community / Marsha Lakes Matyas -- Minority women : conquering both sexism and racism / Mildred Collins and Marsha Lakes Matyas -- Women's role in professional scientific organizations : participation and recognition / Frances S. Vandervoort.

Discrepancies between men and women in science : results of a national survey of science educators / Claudia B. Douglass -- International perspectives on the status and role of women in science / Ann E. Haley-Oliphant -- A view and a vision : women in science today and tomorrow/ Jane Butler Kahle.

Includes bibliographies and indexes.