Women In Engineering

Women are obtaining more then half of the bachelor degrees earned in America but that has not limited the earning and abilities of the working class man. Phyllis Rosser’s, Too Many Women in College? (2005) is used to expose the still continuing gender issues in higher education. It exposes the issue that yes, there are more women then men in undergrad and master’s programs but men are still outnumbering women in doctoral programs as well as higher paying fields of study (engineering, computer science, business). Still regardless of education women will still face the income gap. Comparing Lee’s and Shaw’s conclusion to the study by Investing in Futures Public Higher Education in America, Women in Higher Education both sources have come to the conclusion that women make up over half of students enrolled in undergrad and their is an uneven representation of women in math and science based degree programs. Janet Lee’s and Susan M. Shaw’s, Women’s Voices Feminist Visions Classic and Contemporary Readings is an accredited and well developed source that highlights the development of women’s

Nancy Gibbs discusses in her article titled “College Confidential” that women are now not able to get into private colleges due to their being too many women excelling in school and creating uneven gender ratios in classes. Seeing women do so well and trying to get into colleges is a bright spot, however the men being outclassed by the women is the problem with the possible new gender gap. Women should not be punished by not getting into colleges just because of the underachievement of male students trying to get into private college. Well educated women should not be punished by being declined into their school of choice due to the results of men in school.

Eileen P, the author of “What really keeps women out of tech” has experienced diversity in her life, while she was studying for physics. She claims that women do not suit for science and math, also they are not compatible for computer science. Girls in high school do not choose computer science as a class and they avoid it. From Pollack’s point of view this, actions are caused because girls thoughts about it is that they do not fit in those subjects. In her essay, Pollack expresses that according to Dr. Cheryan a classroom with pink decorations and nature posters, attracts females higher than room filled with Star Wars poster. It does not finish only with this, cultural reasons; especially stereotypes influence females’ decision on learning science, math and physic. The bias idea of girls should be feminine has been in the minds of people through centuries. In addition, men would not agree with a room full of girlish posters and objects. They would gradually lose interest and shift the major or job. Basically, Eileen focuses on discrimination in majors’ and why it happens through her

Furthermore, the number of female students taking college courses has dramatically changed the face of college education in the last few decades. More and more women are seeking college degrees or certifications than men. This shift in the student population has led to some unique challenges that colleges must address in the near future to accommodate for the paradigm. Community college support structures for single working mothers have been found to be lacking on many campuses.

Although the recent upward trends in the number of women in STEM fields are promising, they are not truly due to decreasing cultural stereotypes. Women receiving graduate degrees in engineering increased by 2 percent from 2000 to 2008, but this trend is not as hopeful as it may seem (Giges). This increase was mainly evident in communal fields like environmental or biomedical engineering (Giges). This is further evidence of the impact of cultural stereotypes and their influence on women’s career paths. Society’s expectation of women is that they serve as caring motherly figures and community-centered careers adhere

Equal Access to Higher Education: Believe it or not, until the 1970’s, some colleges and universities refused to accept women into their institutions. Why? The answer’s simple: education officials at the time

Some implications of this study are that women- only STEM programs can benefit women in general, but minorities in particular, and these kinds of programs should be studied and implemented to assure that women will get the help they need to succeed. The question that this study leaves unanswered, that Rosenthal, L., London, B., & Levy, S.R. (2011) answer, is: What explains this sense of belonging that women feel?

Women’s colleges even years ago served different types of female students. For examples, some institutions were for women who came from wealthy New England families. Some colleges were more prestige’s and had a much higher admissions standard for their students to be accepted into the college. Some women colleges were opened to educate black women, and many were Catholic for the sole purpose of teaching nuns.

This report navigates the current state of STEM demographic in the country. It examines the reasons why there are less females undertaking STEM majors and gives recommendations on the problems. A brief history on STEM is outlined and the discussion follows with in depth analysis on the subject. STEM is a very critical education discipline with an importance in the economy of the country. Much as it is important, few students choose a career path in STEM. Although, there are more than 50% female students in Colleges and Universities, 12% take STEM related course. Why is this? This report is a compilation of empirical data collected in journals on the same subject explaining

CV: It is my belief that's true. That Nationwide less men are going to college than women so we have more women. So as we advance through possibly in the beginning I don't know if the women were week or not I can't remember specifically but I can tell you a lot of the women are strong. Just like I guess a lot of the men are strong etc. So I see the women as contributing to the campus, to the academic environment. Sometimes easier to engage women in discussion and class at least in my classes it is

Today’s college students have the opportunity and freedom to choose their major and their career path. Many factors influence the decision of a college student’s career paths including background, general interests, personal strengths, time commitment, and job outlook. Although many important decisions are made in college, one of the most important is the choice of major and career track. Out of hundreds of majors the science and engineering fields are under-represented by women. Although the numbers of women in science technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM, majors has been increasing in the past years, women still are in the minority in the STEM fields. In her study, Lona Whitmarsh

Women have pushed forward in the struggle for equality. Today women are staples in the professional world. More women are attending college than men as proved in recent studies. Women have outnumbered men on college campuses since 1979, and on graduate school campuses since 1984. More American women than men have received bachelor's degrees every year since 1982. Even here on Haverford's campus, the Admissions Office received more applications from women for early decision candidacy than men for the eighth straight year. The wage gap is slowly decreasing and the fight for proper day care services along with insurance coverage for birth control pills are passionate issues for women across America.

Women have the qualities that are needed to become good engineers. The only way that women are different from men in the field is in the training. Women have all the capability to become good engineers as men if they can receive the proper/same training, employment and promotion as men. In receiving training women make up a extremely small amount of the student population in science related majors. Only 53% of the total students in Scotland universities are women. However bellow 19% are studying engineering, computer studies, and physicals sciences. Likewise, University students in Germany were only 48% women. Of the 48% of women only 20% of the engineering students are women. Women are the minority in engineering and like courses. In Bulgarian they limited women to only be allowed to make up 50% of engineering students.

areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics employers are not getting enough women (Pozniak). High school girls only represent 17 percent of computer science Advance Placement (AP) test takers (O'Shea). The most significant group of minorities who are behind in earning computer technology degrees and working in science and mathematical professions are women. “Historically, women’s low representation in science and engineering was said to be due in large part of their lack of ability, interest, or both” (Horning 30). However, this is no longer a true fact according to Ward. Some suggestions to increasing the amount of women in sciences include introducing already present women faculty as mentors. Over the last three decades,

Universities give women and minorities special consideration because, throughout history, women and racial minorities have been given the disadvantage of applying to and getting into colleges. The unequal consideration of women and minorities for spots going to or teaching at colleges have led to the creation of higher learning