NAS issues report on Gender Bias

international | gender and sexuality | other press Tuesday September 19, 2006 14:54 by pat c - Enemies of the Collective

Its not just in Indymedia that there are problems of Gender Bias, you also get it in the sciences. The NAS have published a report on dealing with the problem. Full story at the link.

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NAS issues report on gender bias

Inter-institution cooperation is needed to improve the climate for women in academic science, the report states
By Kerry Grens

Higher education organizations should look into creating an inter-institution monitoring organization to help eliminate gender bias in the academic sciences, a report released today by The National Academy of Sciences recommends.

The recommendation is one of a number in the report made by the Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, whose 18 members include Chair Donna Shalala, president of the University of Miami; Catherine D. Deangelis, editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association; and Robert J. Birgeneau, chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley.

Called "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering," the new report lays out steps the Committee believes need to be taken by universities, scientific and professional societies, funding agencies, federal agencies and Congress.