Women in Engineering, Science and Technology: Education and Career Challenges: Education and Career ChallengesCater-Steel, Aileen, Cater, Emily In the fields of Engineering, Science and Information Technology, there remains an underrepresentation of female leadership in entry level, intermediate, upper level, and senior level management positions, creating an insufficient number of role models to encourage other women to join these typically non-traditional female fields of work and study. Women in Engineering, Science and Technology: Education and Career Challenges provides a collection of recent high-quality empirical studies related to the education and careers of women in engineering, science and technology disciplines, with cases on innovative approaches to attracting and supporting women in training courses, and discussions on the effectiveness of mentoring, role models, government policy, and initiatives by professional bodies. This reference work is ideal for professionals and researchers working in the field of education and career development for women in engineering, science and technology, while also offering insights and support to academics concerned with attracting and retaining women in these disciplines, and providing information to members of professional bodies representing engineers, scientists and technology workers who wish to encourage women during their transition from education to the workforce. |
Contents
A Policy on Womens Participation inScience Engineering and Technologyin Queensland Australia | 1 |
A Review of Concepts in Researchon Gender Discriminationand the US Context | 21 |
An AcademicIndustry Partnership toEncourage Female Participation in ScienceTechnology Engineering and Math Careers | 56 |
Increasing the Numbersof Women in Science | 78 |
Understanding the Linksbetween Mentoring and SelfEfficacy in the New Generationof Women STEM Scholars | 97 |
An Australian Higher Education Case Study | 118 |
Womens Experiences of Work Rolein a Male Dominated Environment | 138 |
Womens Perceptions and Experiencesof Promotion in Academia | 159 |
A Malaysian Perspective | 211 |
A Case Study of Senior FemaleScientists in the UK | 232 |
Can Internet TechnologiesMake a Difference? | 255 |
Aids and Hurdles | 280 |
The StateoftheArt | 301 |
Compilation of References | 318 |
About the Contributors | 346 |
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Factors Contributing to theSuccess of Women Workingin Science Engineering andTechnology SET Careers | 183 |
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