A lab of one's own

one woman's personal journey through sexism in science

A lab of one's own

one woman's personal journey through sexism in science
Rita Colwell PhD and Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
Book - 2020

A memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Colwell, Rita R., 1934- (Author), McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
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520 |a Colwell, the first female director of the National Science Foundation, discusses the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. When she first applied for a graduate fellowship in bacteriology, she was told, "We don't waste fellowships on women." Over her six decades in science, as she encounters other women pushing back against the status quo, Colwell also witnessed the advances that could be made when men and women worked together. Here she offers an astute diagnosis of how to fix the problem of sexism in science-- and a celebration of the women pushing back.-- adapted from jacket 
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