This volume, which includes essays by women scientists, reseachers, journalists, and administrators, investigates how gender analysis can spark creativity in science and engineering. "Stories on the under-representation of women in science and engineering abound in the media, as do speculations why an imbalance persists. This book moves the discussion in new directions, assessing what policies have worked to integrate women into research and what insights their participation has generated. The contributors draw examples from a wide range of fields-from archeology to astronomy, geography to genetics, stem cell research to car design-that show the fruits of success in understanding gender and point to frontiers for further change." -Angela N.H. Creager, Princeton University