Breaking into the lab : engineering progress for women in science / Sue V. Rosser.

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2012], ©2012.

ix, 251 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction : why women in science are still controversial after thirty years -- Starting careers : plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose -- Positive interventions from mentors and mentoring networks -- New filters for senior women scientists -- Advancing women scientists to senior leadership positions -- The gender gap in patents -- The impact that women have made on science and technology -- Conclusion: women in science are critical for society -- Appendix A: grants to support women scientists cited in this book -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.