Equitable Solutions for Retaining a Robust STEM Workforce Beyond Best Practices

Equitable Solutions for Retaining a Robust STEM Workforce offers strategies and proven recommendations to accommodate work/life satisfaction for those in the STEM fields. Using real-life case studies, this book discusses universal issues such as dual careers and strategic decision making, childcare/dependent care in professional contexts, promoting family-friendly policies, as well as mentoring and networking. Equitable Solutions for Retaining a Robust STEM Workforce provides data and tools to drive successful programs relaying proactive solutions that STEM employers, academic institutions, policy-makers, and individuals can utilize.

PART 1: Surveying the LandscapeI. Envisioning the STEM Workplace of the Future: The Need for Work/Life Programs and Family-Friendly Practices II. Work/Life Integration Challenges Are WorldwidePART 2: Award-Winning SolutionsIII. Addressing Work/Life IssuesIV. Dual Careers and Strategic Decision MakingV. Childcare and Dependent Care in Professional ContextsVI. Promoting Family-Friendly PoliciesPART 3: Advancing Comprehensive SolutionsVII. Mentoring and Networking StrategiesVIII. Addressing Implicit Bias and the WorkplaceIX. Government Policy Implications for Family-Related Issues

Those pursuing or involved in a career in the STEM fields, including students, academics, and regulatory and industry professionals.Additional markets include policymakers, academic and professional women’s organizations, and those involved in professional development training.