Chemistry at Illinois

Articles and Reports

Careers in Science: More Women in Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science
To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in Science and Engineering, The National Academies Press
Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, The National Academies Press
Achieving Gender Equity in Science Classrooms, Brown University
4000 Years of Women in Science, University of Alabama, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Trends in the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering fields, National Science Foundation
Barriers to Women in Academic Science and Engineering
Nobel Prize Women in Science, online book by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
Status of Women in Faculty in Science, MIT
Gender Equity Projects in Science, American Association of University Women
Select Bibliography for WIE Symposium, Women & Gender Studies Information Resources, UIUC

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering Careers, NSF, listing of available awards
The Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists (COACh) The programs of COACh are designed to increase the number of women chemists entering academic chemistry departments, succeeding up the ranks and achieving leadership roles. The UIUC Department of Chemistry was the first in the U.S. to offer "COACH" workshops to our female graduate students and postdocs.