Women in STEM
Breaking Down the Barriers
Published on 2. December 2025
194 pages
978-1-040-74092-7 (ISBN)
Description
Women in STEM: Breaking Down the Barriers provides a comprehensive examination of the persistent underrepresentation of women across science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Drawing from extensive research spanning preschool education through university and employment sectors, this book uniquely integrates perspectives from all three key developmental stages to offer a complete analysis of the barriers women face. It critically evaluates existing interventions and approaches, revealing which strategies have proven effective and which have fallen short.
Women in STEM: Breaking Down the Barriers delivers practical, actionable recommendations for stakeholders across the STEM ecosystem and will be of use to professional bodies, universities and government policy makers as well as students in gender studies, sociology and education.
Drawing from extensive research spanning preschool education through university and employment sectors, this book uniquely integrates perspectives from all three key developmental stages to offer a complete analysis of the barriers women face. It critically evaluates existing interventions and approaches, revealing which strategies have proven effective and which have fallen short.
Women in STEM: Breaking Down the Barriers delivers practical, actionable recommendations for stakeholders across the STEM ecosystem and will be of use to professional bodies, universities and government policy makers as well as students in gender studies, sociology and education.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
12 Tables, black and white; 17 Line drawings, black and white; 17 Illustrations, black and white
File size
3,70 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-74092-7 (9781040740927)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
approx. 12/2025
1st Edition
Routledge
€206.00
Not yet published
Book
approx. 12/2025
1st Edition
Routledge
€62.90
Not yet published
Person
Peter Main is Professor Emeritus and former Head of Department at both the University of Nottingham and King's College London. He also worked as Director of Education and Science at the Institute of Physics, where he was involved in several projects on diversity and inclusion, both within the Institute and in collaboration with other organisations.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Identifying the issue 3. STEM subjects in schools 4. Higher education 5. Working in STEM 6. A manifesto for change
