Women In Science and Technology

Revised: Aug. 2010

From Hypatia of Alexandria, through Caroline Herschel, to Sally Ride, women have participated in humanity's quest to explore the world. Unfortunately, women have been kept from full participation. According to the National Science Foundation, the split between men and women in science and engineering is decidedly in mens' favor.

Often, the barriers to entering those fields are raised in grade school and continue to impede women long after they graduate from college. You may also find items of interest in our webpages on Science Education, Minorities in Science, and Resources for Amateur Astronomy and Model Rocketry. If you are a NASA employee, please consider subscribing to our news alert on the educator astronauts. This bibliography offers a selection of materials about women in science and engineering, especially at NASA, and encouraging young women to enter those careers.

All items are available at the Headquarters Library, except as noted. NASA Headquarters employees and contractors: call x0168 or email Library@hq.nasa.gov for information on borrowing or in-library use of any of these items. Members of the public, contact your local library for the availability of these items. NASA Headquarters employees can request additional materials or research on this topic. The Library welcomes your comments or suggestions about this webpage.

Contents:	Books	E-books	Articles and Reports	Internet Resources

Books

Ackmann, Martha. The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight. New York, NY: Random House, 2003.: TL789.85 .A1 A35 2003 BOOKSTACKS
Committee on the Guide to Recruiting and Advancing Women Scientists and Engineers in Academia, Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies. To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in Science and Engineering. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2009.: Q130 .T6 2006 BOOKSTACKS
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2007.: Q130 .B49 2007 BOOKSTACKS
Hopping, Lorraine Jean. Space Rocks: The Story of Planetary Geologist Adriana Ocampo. New York, NY: Franklin Watts, 2005.: TL789.85 .S52 A3 1999 BOOKSTACKS
Jemison, Mae. Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments From my Life. New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 2001.: TL789.85 .J4 J45 2001 BOOKSTACKS
Shayler, David, and Ian Moule. Women in Space: Following Valentina. Chichester, UK: Praxis Pub., 2005.: TL789.85 .W66 S53 2005 BOOKSTACKS
Shirley, Donna. Managing Martians. New York, NY: Broadway Books, 1999.: QB454.2 O23H67 2005 BOOKSTACKS
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. A Tribute to National Aeronautics and Space Administration Women Astronauts: Past and Present. Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2001.: TL789.85 .A1 T75 2001 BOOKSTACKS
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Women Contractors at NASA: Selected Profiles of Women-Owned Small Businesses Contributing to America's Space Program. Washington, DC: NASA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 2004.: TL521.312 .W65 2004 BOOKSTACKS
Williams, F. Mary, and Carolyn J. Emerson. Becoming Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008.: HC79 .T4 H3533 2008 PPM-STACKS
Woodmansee, Laura S. Women Astronauts. Burlington, Ont.: Apogee, 2001: TL789.85 .A1 W66 2002 BOOKSTACKS
__________. Women of Space: Cool Careers on the Final Frontier. Burlington, Ont.: Apogee, 2003: HQ1397 .W66 2003 BOOKSTACKS

E-books

All e-books listed here are available to NASA civil servants and contractors through the Books 24x7 service of SATERN.
Cohoon, J. McGrath, and William Aspray (eds.). Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation. The MIT Press, 2006.
Pritchard, Peggy A. Success Strategies for Women in Science: A Portable Mentor. Academic Press, 2006.

Articles and Reports

Betrue, R. "Working with informal education: a partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA on a national level", in: ASP Conference Series, Chicago, IL, June 12, 2002.: (2006003988: (Dec. 2006) NTRS
Caton, Randall H., et al. Evaluating the Effectiveness of the 2003-2004 NASA CONNECT™ Program. NASA-TM-2005-213548, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, April 2005.: (20050165157: (Aug. 2005) NTRS
Orans, Robin, Sophie Duckett, and Susan White (eds.). 1993 Technical Paper Contest for Women. Gear Up 2000: Women in Motion, NASA-CP-10134, Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, CA, Feb. 1, 1994.: (19940031454: (Aug. 2005) NTRS

Internet Resources

NASA Resources
Brunner, Christopher. NASA Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity. June 17, 2010 [Aug. 24, 2010]: http://odeo.hq.nasa.gov/
Donald, James. NASA Quest: Women of NASA. Nov. 5, 2002 [Aug. 26, 2010]: http://quest.nasa.gov/women/intro.html
Eyermann, Sarah. Big Explosions and Strong Gravity. May 14, 2010 [Aug. 26, 2010]: http://bigexplosions.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html
Fisher, Diane. Earn Girl Scout Badges at the Space Place. Sept. 8, 2005 [Aug. 26, 2010]: http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/girlscouts/
Garber, Steve. Women in Space. April 7, 2010. [Aug. 26, 2010]: http://history.nasa.gov/women.html
Gass, James. Women in Astronomy 2009. Nov. 18, 2009 [Aug. 26, 2010]: http://wia2009.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Harvey, Samantha. Solar System Exploration: Education: Girl Scouts. July 29, 2010. [Aug. 26, 2010]: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/girlscouts/index.cfm
Martinez, Debbie. Latina Women of NASA. Aug. 23, 2010 [Aug. 26, 2010]: http://oeop.larc.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/jsc-NMCintron.html
Nevills, Amiko. Women at NASA. Nov. 30, 2007 [Aug. 26, 2010]: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/preparingtravel/women_at_nasa.html
Non-NASA Resources
American Astronomical Society. Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy. Nov. 2009 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://www.aas.org/cswa/
American Society for Engineering Education. Women in Engineering Division. April 1, 2010 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://wied.asee.org/
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. 2010 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://anitaborg.org/
Association for Women in Science. 2010 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://www.awis.org/
Engineer Girl. 2010 [Aug. 26, 2010]: http://www.engineergirl.org/
Expanding Your Horizons Network. 2010 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org/
International Women's Air and Space Museum. Aug. 16, 2010 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://www.iwasm.org/
National Research Council. Committee on Women in Science and Engineering. 2010 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/cwsem/index.htm
National Science Foundation. Division of Science Resources Statistics. Workforce: Women. 2009 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/showpub.cfm?TopID=14&SubID=45
Sally Ride Science. 2010 [Aug. 23, 2010]: https://www.sallyridescience.com/
She is an Astronomer. 2010 [Aug. 23, 2010]: http://www.sheisanastronomer.org/
The Society of Women Engineers. Aug. 2010 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/
Women in Aerospace. 2010 [Aug. 20, 2010]: http://www.womeninaerospace.org/
Women in Planetary Science. Aug. 30, 2010 [Aug. 30, 2010]: http://womeninplanetaryscience.wordpress.com/


	Aug. 2010