PREFACE ; 1. The Status of Women Chemists in Academe: An Introduction ; 2. Women, Science, and Academia ; 3. Women and Academic Science: Gender, Status, and Careers ; 4. Gender Disparity in the Training and Mentoring of Chemists ; 5. Institutional Barriers for Women Scientists and Engineers: What Survey Data of NSF Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education (POWRE) and Clare Boothe Luce Professorship Awardees Reveal ; 6. The Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in the Sciences and Engineering ; 7. Equal Opportunity in Chemistry in Germany ; 8. Findings from the American Chemical Society Career ; 9. Women in Academe: An Examination of the Education and Hiring of Chemists ; 10. Women Leaving Science Jobs: With Special Attention to Chemistry ; Indexes ; Author Index ; Subject Index