Carrots or Sticks? A Study on Incentives to Attract and Retain Women in Science, Engineering and Technology in South Africa

2014 ◽  
pp. 161-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine R. Salo ◽  
Felix Liersch ◽  
Lieketseng Mohlakoana-Motopi ◽  
Marinda Maree
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Engineering And Technology

scholarly journals Academic Staff in Engineering and the Built Environment at Durban University of Technology: A Baseline Study of Gender Equality

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Lesley Anne Cooke ◽  
Hester Jackson ◽  
Zakheeya Armoed
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Baseline Study ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Engineering And Technology

AbstractThe research reported in this paper is part of a large Personalised Engineering Education South Africa III Project that involves eight universities across Europe and South Africa. One of the foci of the project is around gender equality in engineering education. The literature on Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (STEM) in general is briefly reviewed. Attention then shifts to gender equality in STEM, academia, and engineering education more specifically. Management Information data from 2014 to 2018 were analysed to establish a baseline for the number and the rank of female staff in seven academic departments in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (EBE) at Durban University of Technology (DUT). The results show that there is low representation of female staff in the selected academic departments. Female staff are not represented in the higher academic ranks such as Associate or Full Professors. These findings resonate with other published research. This baseline study will be used to further investigate the experiences of women in EBE at DUT.

scholarly journals Risk management and control: Human resources risks in a merged academic institution

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-159
Author(s):  
Tebogo Molotsi ◽  
Tankiso Moloi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Corporate Memory ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Vista University ◽  
Critical Skills ◽  
And Control

This paper measured the mood of College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) academics following the merger between University of South Africa (UNISA), Vista University Distance Education Campus (VUDEC) and Technikon SA (TSA). The formulated statements, potential human resources related risks with association to the statements were articulated. The results obtained from the survey indicated that had the risk assessment been undertaken in CSET, the risk of losing/ retaining critical skills, corporate memory, and the inability to attract these critical skills to CSET could have been higher on the risk dashboard following the post-merger of UNISA, VUDEC and TSA.

The psychological disengagement model among women in science, engineering, and technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann M. Beaton ◽  
Francine Tougas ◽  
Natalie Rinfret ◽  
Tanya Monger
Keyword(s):  
Women In Science ◽  
Engineering And Technology

scholarly journals New Year's resolutions

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Rebecca Smith
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Doctoral Experience

The Biochemical Society is committed to addressing the issues facing women in science. During 2008, we have significantly increased our work in this area. We have published original research in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry and the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET (science, engineering and technology) on how the realities of the doctoral experience affect attrition rates. We have presented the work of the Society at international conferences and there is a section dedicated to Women in Science on the website.

Girls' E-Mentoring in Science, Engineering, and Technology Based at the University of Illinois at Chicago Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program

2010 ◽  
pp. 23-42
Author(s):  
Sarah Shirk ◽  
Veronica Arreola ◽  
Carly Wobig ◽  
Karima Russell
Keyword(s):  
Field Trips ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Direct Access ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
On Line ◽  
Women Mentors ◽  
The University

The Girls' E-Mentoring in Science, Engineering, and Technology (GEM-SET) program has been linking volunteer women mentors in the fields of science, engineering and technology to student members from across the U.S. since 2001. More than 1,300 girls ages 13-18 and 200 mentors in graduate school and beyond have participated via on-line mentoring and face-to-face programming where available. The basic benefits to the student participants are a free subscription to the on-line GEM-SET Digest that provides access to scholarships and internships information, invitation to field trips, career panel discussions, and conferences, direct access to successful mentors in non-traditional careers, and tutoring in select schools. GEM-SET is one branch of pre-college mentoring provided by the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).

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