Success Strategies From Women in STEM: A Portable Mentor

by Peggy A. Pritchard (Editor), Christine Grant (Editor)

Success Strategies from Women in Stem: A Portable Mentor, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and accessible manual containing career advice, mentoring support, and professional development strategies for female scientists in the STEM fields.

This updated text contains new and essential chapters on leadership and negotiation, important coverage of career management, networking, social media, communication skills, and more. The work is accompanied by a companion website that contains annotated links, a list of print and electronic resources, self-directed learning objects, frequently asked questions, and more.

With an increased focus on international relevance, this comprehensive text contains shared stories and vignettes that will help women pursuing or involved in STEM careers develop the necessary professional and personal skills to overcome obstacles to advancement.




Preserves the style and tone of the first edition by bringing together mentors, trainees and early-career professionals in a series of conversations about important topics related to careers in STEM fields, such as leadership, time stress, negotiation, networking, social media and more
Identifies strategies that can improve career success along with stories that elucidate, engage, and inspire
Companion website provides authoritative information from successful women engaged in STEM careers, including annotated links to key organizations, associations, granting agencies, teaching support materials, and more

518 pages, Paperback

First published July 10, 2015

Reviews

[CTEP]

am preparing for my civic engagement group's summer camps (The Twin Cities Techettes), in which STEM subjects will be explored with young women who might be interested in pursuing these fields later. My group is really focusing on getting girls curious about how the world works and empowered to explore it, but there are many reasons for why women aren't ending up in STEM fields in the long run. Research shows that, for a variety of reasons, some girls begin to lose interest (and confidence in their abilities) in math and science in middle school. For women like me, the problems in college were what really tipped the scales away from science (there was one computer science class where I was literally the only woman there), and reading about some success strategies for women in STEM has been really helpful. The book drives readers to examine their own values and goals while providing ample illustrations of successful women scientists (which we so severely lack in our day-to-day curriculum.) As the book's title suggests, this is really meant to be a guide which can be dipped into again and again as women face different transition points. Its structured approach and well-thought index makes it easy to find relevant dialog, and it makes the book pretty valuable as a self-support system.

[MrsEnginerd · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was fortunate to have gottten this book as a thank you gift from my organization for attending the Women of Color in STEM conference. Released in 2015 as a companion update to the book .

The book sums up my experiences at the seminars and sessions to the point I found it eerie. The bottom line is that women in math, science, tech and math need to stand together to break through the glass ceiling making sure they employ strategies that enable them to become strong independent leaders and advocates for women in the workforce and for their respective fields. The advice in this book is stellar and can be life changing for those looking for wisdom, encouragement or enlightenment regardless of gender. Excellent book for young women looking to start a career path in STEM.

[MrsEnginerd · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book as a thank you from my organization for attending the Women of Color in STEM conference. The book sums up my experiences at the seminars and sessions to the point I found it eerie. The bottom line is that women in math, science, tech and math need to stand together to break through the glass ceiling making sure they employ strategies that enable them to become strong independent leaders and advocates for women in the workforce and for their respective fields. The advice in this book is stellar and can be life changing for those looking for wisdom, encouragement or enlightenment regardless of gender. Excellent book for young women looking to start a career path in STEM.

[Arthi Vasudevan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A portable guide to find success in the STEM field regardless of the specialization. A book written by successful women in STEM but made for anybody who wants to tackle challenges in the career within the STEM field and develop mental toughness, uplifting attitude and unshakable aptitude in the journey !!