Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

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2005, Volume11

Issue 2

94 pages

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v11.i2

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D. A. Niemeier
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California-Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616

Vicki Smith
Department of Sociology, University of California-Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616

Transforming universities does not occur exclusively as a result of the actions of current university leaders but additionally requires the collective efforts of women who are interested in mobility and opportunity for women across the board, and who are committed to changing the broad work environment for women in the academy. In engineering, the representation of women in mid-career and senior-level faculty positions remains very low, with even fewer women assuming leadership positions such as department chair or research center director. In this article, we examine outcomes of the National Science Foundation sponsored 1st Women in Engineering Leadership Conference in the fall of 2000. The conference was designed to enable women engineers to develop the types of network that can facilitate transition to leadership positions. With an analysis of data gathered from surveys at three points in time, we track the issues that were salient to women who were considering leadership roles (both obstacles to and aspirations for); identify the benefits accrued from participation in the conference and from subsequent networking activities; and propose future interventions that may enhance and promote interinstitutional networking.

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v11.i2.40 Download article, 181-196 pages

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