Women in Science Archives – Page 2 of 6

Female Engineers Put Buzz into GM’s Volt

By Katherine Rausch ● Health & Science ● April 19, 2011

Female automotive engineers recently talked about the nationwide launch this summer of the Chevrolet Volt, the first mass-produced electric car by General Motors. The event was designed to focus on women’s interest in engineering.

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Museum Gets $1 Million; Wisconsin Workers Hit Hard

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● March 19, 2011

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Flawed Study Dismissing Job Bias Thrills Media

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Health & Science ● February 18, 2011

The media is having a heyday with a study that came out earlier this month finding that scientific women are stalled by their own lifestyle choices, not discrimination. Co-authors Roz Barnett and Caryl Rivers say “show us the data.”

In Science, Women Look for Better Career Chemistry

By Marsha Walton ● Health & Science ● August 6, 2010

Women and minorities remain substantially under-represented in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering. A survey by Bayer looks at the barriers and attitudes that stifle diversity and some possible fixes.

IT Jobs Offer Growth, But Women Are Bailing Out

By Marsha Walton ● Health & Science ● June 24, 2010

Information technology is one of the fastest growing professions, yet women are leaving the field in huge numbers. One woman who is now on a job search said men in her company often expect her to play a secretarial role.

Kashmiri Breaks Ground in Golf-Course Turf Care

By Nusrat Ara ● Arts & Culture ● June 18, 2010

When Nuzhat Gul says her work takes her on to male turf she means literal turf on golf courses. The only woman in all of India to manage the care and grooming of a golf course, she says other women should find openings in the country’s boom in building golf courses.