Papers from a conference held in New York City, Mar. 12-13, 1998. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to a 25th anniversary conference -- Creeping toward inclusivity in science: executive summary -- Personal reflections -- Working together to expand opportunity -- Invitied background papers -- pt. 1. Changes: what difference has the last twenty-five years made? -- pt. 2. Choices: what keeps women in science and engineering? -- The work -- The workplace -- The rewards -- pt. 3. Successes: which policies and practices work? -- What promotes success in the private sector? -- What policies of government agencies are worth emulating? -- What promotes the development of women scientists in academia? -- Academic policies and practices -- pt. 4. The future: what have we learned and how can it help?