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Women’s Contribution to Science and Technology through ICWES Conferences
This book discusses the legacy of the conference series The International Conferences of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES), which spans the second half of the Twentieth Century and the beginning of the twenty-first. The book first discusses how, at a time when there were few women engineers and scientists, a group of women organized a conference, in June 1964 in New York, which attracted 486 women. They presented their scientific achievements and discussed how to attract more women in STEM. This effort was carried out by volunteers, continuing the ICWES conferences over a period of 59 years. The authors discuss the organizers, the hosting societies, the scientific content, the changes i...
International Encyclopedia of Women Scientists
Presents information from the lives of women scientists, ranging from doctors to researchers to mathematicians.
Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines
‘Women have won their political independence. Now is the time for them to achieve their economic freedom too.’ This was the great rallying cry of the pioneers who, in 1919, created the Women’s Engineering Society. Spearheaded by Katharine and Rachel Parsons, a powerful mother and daughter duo, and Caroline Haslett, whose mission was to liberate women from domestic drudgery, it was the world’s first professional organisation dedicated to the campaign for women's rights. Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines tells the stories of the women at the heart of this group – from their success in fanning the flames of a social revolution to their significant achievements in engi...
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Does Business Ethics Pay? - Revisited
Do companies that actively attempt to embed their ethical values into business practice enjoy stronger financial performance as a result? This report describes research comparing the financial performance of FTSE 350 companies which have a business ethics training programme with those simply declaring a commitment to ethical values. The findings, for the five years 2001-2005, are consistent with previous IBE research, Does Business Ethics Pay?, suggesting that conducting business with integrity and fairness is not only the right thing to do, it is also good for the bottom line. This report is sponsored by Lloyds TSB.
