Reports and Statistics
Nature News - Self-doubt plagues female astronomers
Report on initial results from the first ever longitudinal study of astronomy graduate students in the United States (Nature 463, 574, 27 January 2010).
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2010/100128/full/nj7280-574a.html
Nature Special Report - Unmasking the Imposter
Analysis of the 'Imposter Phenomenon' (Nature 459, 468-469, 20 May 2009)
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2009/090521/full/nj7245-468a.html
The Gender Challenge in Research Funding
European Commission report assessing European national efforts to promote gender equality in research funding.
Women in Science and Technology - Creating Sustainable Careers
European Commission report highlighting ways in which Europe's employers can provide support.
Russian She is an Astronomer project
Study of the professional and career growth of women in Russian astronomyusing data on Russian IAU members
http://www.astronomy2009.ru/eng/she_astronomer.html
The march towards equality
Research eu, the magazine of the european research area – articles related to gender issues
http://ec.europa.eu/research/research-eu/women/edito_en.html
Why girls don't want to be scientists - and how the classroom might fix it
Are you 'surprised' when the scientist turns out to be female? Try the 'Draw a Scientist Test' - most children persistently produce the stereotype. www.lablit.com/article/523 is an interesting article by Julie Darbyshire.
UK statistics for women in astronomy (part of demographic trends surveys)
A Wilkinson (1996), Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 37769
C Tadhunter (2000), Astronomy and Geophysics 41 2.19