| Description |
1 online resource (102 pages) : color illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"Despite decades of government, university, and employer efforts to close the gender gap in engineering, women make up only 11 percent of practicing engineers in the United States. What factors influence women graduates' decisions to enter the engineering workforce and either to stay in or leave the field as their careers progress? Researchers are both tapping existing data and fielding new surveys to help answer these questions. On April 24, 2013, the National Research Council Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore emerging research and to discuss career pathways and outcomes for women who have received bachelor's degrees in engineering. Participants included academic researchers and representatives from the Department of Labor, National Science Foundation, and Census Bureau, as well as several engineering professional societies. Career Choices of Female Engineers summarizes the presentations and discussions of the workshop."--Publisher description. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Career outcomes of women engineering bachelor's degree recipients -- Retaining technical talent : data needs, critical transitions, and career pathways -- Technical women in small and medium businesses -- Closing discussion -- Appendixes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women in engineering.
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Women in engineering. |
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Women engineers.
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Women engineers. |
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Engineering -- Vocational guidance.
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Engineering -- Vocational guidance. |
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Engineering -- Study and teaching.
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Engineering -- Study and teaching. |
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Interdisciplinary approach in education.
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Interdisciplinary approach in education. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Frueh, Sara, rapporteur.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: National Academy of Engineering. Career choices of female engineers : a summary of a workshop. Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, ©2014 ix, 92 pages 9780309305815 |
| ISBN |
9780309305822 (electronic book) |
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0309305829 (electronic book) |
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9780309305815 |
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0309305810 |
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