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Overcoming barriers for women of colour in STEM fields : emerging research and opportunities / Leggett-Robinson, Pamela M.

By: Leggett-Robinson, Pamela MContributor(s): Villa, Brandi CampbellMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Hershey : IGI Global, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (220 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781799848608Other title: Overcoming barriers for women of colour in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fieldsSubject(s): Women in scienceAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Overcoming Barriers for Women of Color in STEM FieldsDDC classification: 305.43/5 Online access: Open e-book
Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Book Series -- Editorial Advisory Board -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 1: Negotiating Intersectionality -- Chapter 2: An Assessment of School Segregation and Its Impact on STEM Education -- Chapter 3: Celebrating Transformations Through STEM Storytelling -- Chapter 4: Successful STEM Women of Color Must Network Differently -- Chapter 5: Navigating the STEM Professoriate as a Black Woman -- Chapter 6: A Journey Worth Traveling -- Chapter 7: Rediscovering Our Original Selves -- Related Readings -- About the Contributors -- Index.
Summary: Despite a plethora of initiatives, policies, and procedures to increase their representation in STEM, women of color still remain largely underrepresented. In the face of institutional and societal bias, it is important to understand the various methods women of color use to navigate the STEM landscape as well as the role of their personal and professional identities in overcoming the systemic (intentional or unintentional) barriers placed before them. Overcoming Barriers for Women of Color in STEM Fields: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a collection of innovative research depicting the challenges of women of color professionals in STEM and identifying strategies used to overcome these barriers. The book examines the narrative of these difficulties through a reflective lens that also showcases how both the professional and personal lives of these women were changed in the process. Additionally, the text connects the process to the Butterfly Effect, a metamorphosis that brings about a dramatic change in character and perspective to those who go through it, which in the case of women of color is about rebirth, evolution, and renewal. While highlighting topics including critical race theory, institutional racism, and educational inequality, this book is ideally designed for administrators, researchers, students, and professionals working in the STEM fields.
List(s) this item appears in: Women 's History Month 2023 | BHM 2023
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Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Book Series -- Editorial Advisory Board -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 1: Negotiating Intersectionality -- Chapter 2: An Assessment of School Segregation and Its Impact on STEM Education -- Chapter 3: Celebrating Transformations Through STEM Storytelling -- Chapter 4: Successful STEM Women of Color Must Network Differently -- Chapter 5: Navigating the STEM Professoriate as a Black Woman -- Chapter 6: A Journey Worth Traveling -- Chapter 7: Rediscovering Our Original Selves -- Related Readings -- About the Contributors -- Index.

Despite a plethora of initiatives, policies, and procedures to increase their representation in STEM, women of color still remain largely underrepresented. In the face of institutional and societal bias, it is important to understand the various methods women of color use to navigate the STEM landscape as well as the role of their personal and professional identities in overcoming the systemic (intentional or unintentional) barriers placed before them. Overcoming Barriers for Women of Color in STEM Fields: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a collection of innovative research depicting the challenges of women of color professionals in STEM and identifying strategies used to overcome these barriers. The book examines the narrative of these difficulties through a reflective lens that also showcases how both the professional and personal lives of these women were changed in the process. Additionally, the text connects the process to the Butterfly Effect, a metamorphosis that brings about a dramatic change in character and perspective to those who go through it, which in the case of women of color is about rebirth, evolution, and renewal. While highlighting topics including critical race theory, institutional racism, and educational inequality, this book is ideally designed for administrators, researchers, students, and professionals working in the STEM fields.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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