Here's what I've found so far.
- The Door in the Dream: Conversations with Eminent Women in Science (2000)
- Journeys of Women in Science and Engineering: No Universal Constants (2000) I know Zuska recommends this one.
- Athena Unbound: The Advancement of Women in Science and Technology (2000)
- The Science Glass Ceiling; Academic Women Scientists and the Struggle to Succeed (2004)
- Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries (2001)
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If you're into women in science historically speaking, Rossiter's 2-vol. Women Scientists in America is a must-have.
Right now I'm reading Joyce Fletcher's Disappearing Acts: Gender, Power, and Relational Practice at Work, which is a study of women engineers. It's very well-written and interesting.
On the philosophical side, there's Sandra Harding's The Science Question in Feminism and Whose Science? Whose Knowledge?
The Science Education of American Girls (by Tolley) is a good historic look at how we got where we are today. I was shocked to learn that science used to be considered a subject for girls.
The Academic Kitchen (Maresi Nerad) is a fascinating look at how women at Berkeley were funneled into the domestic science program instead of the more traditional science departments.
There are also oodles of good books on women in science with "feminist" in the title, but their names elude me now.
I've skimmed The Science Glass Ceiling, but I'm afraid I can't remember much of it.
(FYI, I'm in the humanities and my dissertation is on American women natural scientists from 100 or so years ago. As my Ph.D. will be in cultural studies, I've had to read a lot of theory, too. I can send you the bibliographies from some of my early papers if you're interested in the more theory-leaning stuff. Feel free to e-mail me: trillwing -at- gmail.com.)
I just received a copy of "Ms.Mentor's Advice for Women in Academia".
More of an Ann Landers-type bent to it, but it did open my eyes to some of the harsher realities of tenure-track jobs. I wish that she were kidding about half the crap women need to deal with to succeed.
I've read the Nobel Prize Women in Science book. It was interesting -- one chapter per winner or nearly winner (15 total). The emphasis was on what each woman overcame to do the science of their choosing. I thought it even does a reasonable job describing the science.
Trillwing- thanks for your comments. I think what I am looking for is personal stories where I can take away strategies for success and lessons learned. The books you describe sound really interesting though - maybe after the dissertation.
I read part of "Door in the Dream". I enjoyed it but as it goes chronologically, the women who succeeded early in science were very well off financially, worked in their husbands' labs, and had professional help with their children. I only got as far as that section but I'm sure the later ones would be much less depressing and more relevant. (Though possibly more depressing to see how little has changed.)
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Even though I have not read all of the books in the list, I must say that 'the science glass ceiling' is amazing. I definitely recommend it.
in fact you have to take into account great female characters like Marie Skłodowska Curie, Virginia Apgar and Rosalind Franklin, women that came to this world to show us the importance of give a chance to the most splendid being in this world, women.
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