Introduction: Women in science: Why so few?
The science career pipeline
Women and science: Athena bound
Gender, sex, and science
Selective access
Critical transitions in the graduate and post-graduate career path
Women's (and men's) graduate experience in science
The paradox of critical mass for women in science
The "kula ring" of scientific success
Women's faculty experience
Dual male and female worlds of science
Differences between women in science
Social capital and faculty network relationships
Negative and positive departmental cultures
Initiatives for departmental change
International comparisons
Athena unbound: policy for women in science.