Narragansett, R.I. -- April 4, 2001 --
Dr. Henry Etzkowitz of the State
University of New York at Purchase will
present a talk based on his recent book,
Athena Unbound: The Advancement of Women
in Science and Technology, on Wednesday
April 18, at 12:30 p.m. in Corless
Auditorium on the URI Bay Campus in
Narragansett. Organized by the Women in
Oceanography Collegium, the talk is free
and open to the public.
Etzkowitz’s book considers why
there are so few women scientists.
According to the publisher, Cambridge
University Press, "Despite the scientific
ethos of universalism and inclusion, women
continue to experience real social
inequities as they struggle to gain
recognition in the scientific community.
Based on extensive interviews and backed
by quantitative analysis, this compelling
work exposes the hidden barriers, subtle
exclusions, and unwritten rules that
confront women at every juncture along the
scientific career path--from childhood to
retirement."
In Athena Unbound, Etzkowitz and his
co-authors, Carol Kemelgor and Brian Uzzi,
present vivid personal accounts of the
effects these obstacles have on the
personal and professional lives of women.
And they argue that "women can succeed in
the scientific workplace by successfully
managing "social capital," those networks
and relationships scientists rely on for
professional support and new ideas."
Henry Etzkowitz is a co-founder of
World Innovation Network (WIN) and
Director of the Science Policy Institute
at State University of New York. In a more
than 30-year career as a science polity
researcher and entrepreneur, Etzkowitz has
organized and studied start-up ventures in
California and New York. He publishes on
entrepreneurial science and other science
and technology issues in leading
international journals, such as Science,
Minerva, and Research Policy, and has
received research grants from the National
Science Foundation, the National Endowment
for the Humanities, and the Sloan and
Andrew Mellon Foundations.
He is a consultant to the U.S. Office
of Naval Research, the Center for Business
and Policy Studies Stockholm, and the
Comptroller of the City of New York. He
has authored and co-authored several
books, including The Second Academic
Revolution: MIT and the Rise of
Entrepreneurial Science (in press), Public
Venture Capital, and Athena Unbound: The
Advancement of Women in Science and
Technology.
For more information, call Professor
Karen Wishner at the URI Graduate School
of Oceanography at 874-6402.
Contact: Lisa Cugini, 874-6642,
lcugini@gso.uri.edu
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