Equitable Solutions for Retaining a Robust STEM Workforce: Beyond Best Practices
Author:   Donna J. Dean (Executive Consultant, Leadership and Talent Development, WV, USA) ,  Janet B. Koster (Executive Director & CEO, Association for Women in Science, Alexandria, VA, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
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9780128002155


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   07 February 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Donna J. Dean (Executive Consultant, Leadership and Talent Development, WV, USA) ,  Janet B. Koster (Executive Director & CEO, Association for Women in Science, Alexandria, VA, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780128002155


ISBN 10:   0128002158
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   07 February 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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PART 1: Surveying the Landscape I. Envisioning the STEM Workplace of the Future: The Need for Work/Life Programs and Family-Friendly Practices II. Work/Life Integration Challenges Are Worldwide PART 2: Award-Winning Solutions III. Addressing Work/Life Issues IV. Dual Careers and Strategic Decision Making V. Childcare and Dependent Care in Professional Contexts VI. Promoting Family-Friendly Policies PART 3: Advancing Comprehensive Solutions VII. Mentoring and Networking Strategies VIII. Addressing Implicit Bias and the Workplace IX. Government Policy Implications for Family-Related Issues

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'Equitable Solutions for Retaining a Robust STEM Workforce' offers strategies and proven recommendations to accommodate work/life satisfaction for those in the STEM fields. Using real-life case studies, this book discusses universal issues such as dual careers and strategic decision making, childcare/dependent care in professional contexts.. --Goodreads.com, February 24, 2014 Although work/life satisfaction is typically regarded as a women's issue, 'Equitable Solutions'.finds that it is an issue that crosses gender lines. the book was developed to provide both academic and private sector STEM work environments with the tools they need to retain their workforce, especially women. --Westcoast Women in Engineering Science, & Technology blog, February 14, 2014


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