Women in Science - Bibliography Offer

Authors

Walter S. Smith, Kansas Association of Teachers of Science

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Most high level science careers are not pursued by women in any large proportion. Women comprise less than ten percent of American physicians, engineers, geologists, chemists, physicists, dentists, and veterinarians. On the other hand, women are over-represented in such science-related careers as nursing, dental hygiene, medical technology, physical and occupational therapy, and dietetics. Men encounter personal barriers or social pressures which make difficult their entry into "women's work." Likewise, women cannot easily pursue "men's careers." The result includes society's cheating itself by its under-utilization of science talents and the individual's having a reduced range of choices which could lead to a meaningful and satisfying life.

Publication Date

December 1974

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

11

Issue

4

First Page

28

Last Page

29

Copyright

© Copyright 1974 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Smith, Walter S. (1974) "Women in Science - Bibliography Offer," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 11: No. 4, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol11/iss4/10