OPAF PSA: NEW NSF PUBLICATION "WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2004"
Jeffrey S. Reznick
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OPAF PSA: NEW NSF PUBLICATION "WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2004"
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Jeffrey S. Reznick
Date:
6/29/2004
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The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund (OPAF) offers the following
information from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
( <URL Redacted>) as a public service announcement (PSA) that helps
to fulfill OPAF's official representation of O&P in community and
philanthropic circles. OPAF aims primarily to enable individuals with
physical disabilities - especially those served by members of the U.S.
orthotics and prosthetics community - to enjoy the rewards of personal
achievement, physical fitness, and social interaction. Complete
information about OPAF is available at <URL Redacted>.
---
NSF Press Release
NSF PR 04-084 - June 16, 2004
Media contact: Elizabeth Malone, NSF (703) 292-7732 <Email Address Redacted>
Program contact: Joan Burrelli, NSF (703) 292-7793 <Email Address Redacted>
National Science Foundation Releases Women, Minorities, and Persons
with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2004
New online report provides easy access, timely updates
ARLINGTON, Va.-According to a new report, Asian/Pacific Islanders living
in the United States earn more science or engineering (S&E) bachelor's
degrees than whites earn, relative to their college-age (20-24 year old)
peers. Meanwhile, data on blacks, Hispanics, and American Indian/Alaska
Natives show steady, although small, increases in the number of S&E
bachelor's degrees earned during the same period.
The new, online report, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities
in Science and Engineering 2004, will allow users to more easily search
for data and presentation viewgraphs by education level, employment, and
population group. In addition, data for different sections of the
web-based report will be updated as new data become available.
Like its predecessors, the 2004 report continues to show differences in
the participation of men, women, racial/ethnic groups, and persons with
disabilities in both education and employment in scientific and
engineering (S&E) fields.
Since 1997, for example, the number of associate and bachelor's degrees
in computer sciences has risen steeply. However, the number of
bachelor's degrees in computer sciences awarded to women dropped from 37
percent in 1985 to 28 percent in 2001.
Women now constitute 41 percent of all S&E graduate students, ranging
from a high of 74 percent in psychology to a low of 20 percent in
engineering. Almost 70 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander S&E graduate
students selected engineering, computer sciences, and biological
sciences. In contrast, about one-third of blacks, Hispanics, and
American Indian/Alaska Natives and 42 percent of white S&E graduate
students selected those fields. Similar percentages of graduate students
with and without disabilities enrolled in the broad fields of
engineering/computer sciences/mathematics and life/physical sciences,
while a higher percentage of students with disabilities than without
enrolled in social and behavioral sciences.
In employment, the report shows that wives with S&E doctorates are more
likely than counterpart husbands to face the challenges of a dual-career
household. More wives with doctorates have a spouse employed full time,
and more males than females have a spouse not employed. These findings
correspond with those in the recent NSF report, Gender Differences in
the Careers of Academic Scientists and Engineers, which can be found at
<URL Redacted>.
The report draws from NSF and other data sources, and provides links to
the sources for all data and for further information about specific
topics. The website for the report is
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/wmpd/start.htm .
This biennial report from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is
mandated by the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (Public
Law 96-516).
-NSF-
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency
that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of
science and engineering, with an annual budget of nearly $5.58 billion.
NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000
universities and institutions. Each year, NSF receives about 40,000
competitive requests for funding, and makes about 11,000 new funding
awards. The NSF also awards over $200 million in professional and
service contracts yearly.
Receive official NSF news electronically through the e-mail delivery
system, NSFnews. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to
<Email Address Redacted> In the body of the message, type subscribe
nsfnews and then type your name. (Ex.: subscribe nsfnews John Smith)
Useful NSF Web Sites:
NSF Home Page: http://www.nsf.gov
News Highlights: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa
Newsroom: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/media/start.htm
Science Statistics: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/stats.htm
Awards Searches: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a6/A6Start.htm
information from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
( <URL Redacted>) as a public service announcement (PSA) that helps
to fulfill OPAF's official representation of O&P in community and
philanthropic circles. OPAF aims primarily to enable individuals with
physical disabilities - especially those served by members of the U.S.
orthotics and prosthetics community - to enjoy the rewards of personal
achievement, physical fitness, and social interaction. Complete
information about OPAF is available at <URL Redacted>.
---
NSF Press Release
NSF PR 04-084 - June 16, 2004
Media contact: Elizabeth Malone, NSF (703) 292-7732 <Email Address Redacted>
Program contact: Joan Burrelli, NSF (703) 292-7793 <Email Address Redacted>
National Science Foundation Releases Women, Minorities, and Persons
with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2004
New online report provides easy access, timely updates
ARLINGTON, Va.-According to a new report, Asian/Pacific Islanders living
in the United States earn more science or engineering (S&E) bachelor's
degrees than whites earn, relative to their college-age (20-24 year old)
peers. Meanwhile, data on blacks, Hispanics, and American Indian/Alaska
Natives show steady, although small, increases in the number of S&E
bachelor's degrees earned during the same period.
The new, online report, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities
in Science and Engineering 2004, will allow users to more easily search
for data and presentation viewgraphs by education level, employment, and
population group. In addition, data for different sections of the
web-based report will be updated as new data become available.
Like its predecessors, the 2004 report continues to show differences in
the participation of men, women, racial/ethnic groups, and persons with
disabilities in both education and employment in scientific and
engineering (S&E) fields.
Since 1997, for example, the number of associate and bachelor's degrees
in computer sciences has risen steeply. However, the number of
bachelor's degrees in computer sciences awarded to women dropped from 37
percent in 1985 to 28 percent in 2001.
Women now constitute 41 percent of all S&E graduate students, ranging
from a high of 74 percent in psychology to a low of 20 percent in
engineering. Almost 70 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander S&E graduate
students selected engineering, computer sciences, and biological
sciences. In contrast, about one-third of blacks, Hispanics, and
American Indian/Alaska Natives and 42 percent of white S&E graduate
students selected those fields. Similar percentages of graduate students
with and without disabilities enrolled in the broad fields of
engineering/computer sciences/mathematics and life/physical sciences,
while a higher percentage of students with disabilities than without
enrolled in social and behavioral sciences.
In employment, the report shows that wives with S&E doctorates are more
likely than counterpart husbands to face the challenges of a dual-career
household. More wives with doctorates have a spouse employed full time,
and more males than females have a spouse not employed. These findings
correspond with those in the recent NSF report, Gender Differences in
the Careers of Academic Scientists and Engineers, which can be found at
<URL Redacted>.
The report draws from NSF and other data sources, and provides links to
the sources for all data and for further information about specific
topics. The website for the report is
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/wmpd/start.htm .
This biennial report from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is
mandated by the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (Public
Law 96-516).
-NSF-
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency
that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of
science and engineering, with an annual budget of nearly $5.58 billion.
NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000
universities and institutions. Each year, NSF receives about 40,000
competitive requests for funding, and makes about 11,000 new funding
awards. The NSF also awards over $200 million in professional and
service contracts yearly.
Receive official NSF news electronically through the e-mail delivery
system, NSFnews. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to
<Email Address Redacted> In the body of the message, type subscribe
nsfnews and then type your name. (Ex.: subscribe nsfnews John Smith)
Useful NSF Web Sites:
NSF Home Page: http://www.nsf.gov
News Highlights: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa
Newsroom: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/media/start.htm
Science Statistics: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/stats.htm
Awards Searches: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a6/A6Start.htm
Citation
Jeffrey S. Reznick, “OPAF PSA: NEW NSF PUBLICATION "WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2004",” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/223247.
