Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

ISSN for PRINT: 1072-8325

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2008, Volume14

Issue 1

117 pages

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v14.i1

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Rose Mary Wentling
Department of General Engineering, University of Illinois

Cristina Camacho
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Research on women in engineering confirms the presence of gender barriers that affect the recruitment and retention of women in engineering. These barriers stop some women from choosing engineering as a field of study, and impede some women from completing a degree in engineering. However, there are some young female students who complete their engineering education despite the presence of obstacles throughout their college years. This study addressed the factors that have hindered, motivated, and assisted women who graduated with a degree in engineering. By studying and understanding the barriers that hinder women in deciding to pursue and in completing a degree in engineering, as well as the factors that assist and encourage them, we can learn how to break down the barriers and how to facilitate the educational journey of female engineering students. This study provides valuable insights and created a framework from which high schools, universities, researchers, and female students can directly benefit.

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v14.i1.50 Download article, 83-118 pages

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