EPISTEMIC PERSISTENCE: A SIMULATION-BASED APPROACH TO INCREASING PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING

Australia appears to be lagging behind countries in North America and Europe regarding the participation of women in engineering, science and technology courses and careers. This chapter reports on a current project undertaken by a regional university to build a mentoring and support network among female Science, Engineering and Technology students, staff and industry professionals. As well as the context and history of the project, the chapter describes the activities undertaken and the challenges faced in making the project sustainable. Factors critical to the success of the project are identified and include securing funds and commitment from senior management, having a multi-disciplinary team with strong leadership and effective support, and using information technology to enhance personal networks and to promote activities.

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Simulation Based Printing Engineering Education for Women in Engineering Students in South Korea

DEStech Transactions on Engineering and Technology Research ◽

10.12783/dtetr/imeia2016/9357 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Jong Tae YOUN ◽

Song Ah CHOI

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Engineering Education ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Women In Engineering ◽

Simulation Based

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Społeczne (re)konstrukcje zawodu inżyniera w kontekście rosnącego udziału kobiet w tradycyjnie męskich obszarach zawodowych

Studia Edukacyjne ◽

10.14746/se.2016.40.3 ◽

1970 ◽

pp. 39-54

Author(s):

Emilia Szymczak

Keyword(s):

Social Inequality ◽

Young Women ◽

Social Economic ◽

Market Conditions ◽

Work Analysis ◽

Women In Engineering ◽

Participation Of Women ◽

Professional Environment ◽

Professional Aspirations

Nowadays, women more often want to pursue their professional aspirations in areas related to engineering. This is evidenced by statistical reports related to the growing participation of women in the polytechnic studies, as well as a growing proportion of young women working as engineer. It is inseparably connected with the contemporary changes and discoveries in technology, thanks to which the society - the remaining phase of permanent development - stands in the need for a greater number of specialists and workers in order to meet increasing, as well as constantly changing needs of social, economic and market conditions. This article is a (re)construction of professional functioning of women in engineering with special emphasis on factors which may provide an incentive to undertake this type of work; analysis of the same professional environment in the context of the problem of social inequality, as well as the phenomenon of masculinization of women in engineering.

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MENTORSHIP: LINKING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WITH TOMORROW’S ENGINEERS

Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) ◽

10.24908/pceea.v0i0.6444 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Kathryn Atamanchuk ◽

Kristen Myles ◽

Morgann Becket

Keyword(s):

Engineering Students ◽

Pilot Program ◽

Women In Engineering ◽

Participation Of Women ◽

Industry Professionals ◽

Academic Year

In an effort to work towards the 30 by 30 goalestablished by Engineers Canada [1], the Committee forIncreasing the Participation of Women in Engineering(CIPWIE), an operating committee of EngineersGeoscientists Manitoba, developed a MentorshipProgram aimed at providing female engineering studentswith an opportunity to connect with female professionalengineers to help provide a vision of what a career inengineering might look like. The CIPWIE MentorshipProgram paired 35 female engineering students (betweentheir second and fifth year of studies) with 33 femaleprofessional engineers through both a formal (eventdriven)and informal program carried out over the2015/16 academic year. Surveys were used throughoutthe pilot program to participant feedback. Results of thesesurveys indicate that the program was a success with over90% of participants indicating that they would reapply tothe program in future years.

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Participation of Women in Engineering & Technology Education and Employment

Regular issue - International Journal of Management and Humanities ◽

10.35940/ijmh.g0657.034720 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (7) ◽

pp. 26-32

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Technology Education ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Gender Disparity ◽

Women In Science ◽

Women In Engineering ◽

Engineering And Technology Education ◽

Participation Of Women ◽

Engineering And Technology ◽

Education And Employment

Engineering and Technology Education is a means to sustain and accelerate the overall development in a country and it has a direct effect on individuals’ productivity and earnings as well. But the problem is there is gender disparity in distribution especially in developing countries among educational branches. In Ethiopia, despite significant improvements in the last couple of years, women are still under-represented in engineering and technology. Since the share of Ethiopian women in science and technology programs in higher education has been low, the governments apply a policy to stream 70% of all university entrants to be in the science and technology track indirectly to increase their entry into these fields. Even if this types of policy is applying, their participation in engineering and technology education and employment is very low proportion. The main purpose of this study is an attempt to assess trends and share of women in the field of engineering and technology regarding to their share of enrollment, employment and professional positions from the period 2000 -12 based on available secondary data collected from different sources. The collected quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive data analysis techniques. Result from the data shows that there is low share of women in engineering and technology enrollment, employment and professional position status as compared to male in the country. Even if the share of enrollment of women in higher education is on improved status, their share of enrollment in engineering and technology filed is quite low that on average below 30 percent per year. In addition, this grate disparity and low participation of women in engineering and technology invites further investigation regarding to what is the reason behind.

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