Widening the Net: National Estimates of Gender Disparities in Engineering
Widening the Net: National Estimates of Gender Disparities in Engineering
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DOI：
10.1002/j.2168-9830.2009.tb01020.x
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发表时间：
2009-07-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Deterding, Nicole
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作者：
de Cohen, Clemencia Cosentino;Deterding, Nicole
本文探讨了妇女在工程领域的严重代表性不足背后的原因。根据有关本科工程课程的国家数据，本研究提出了男女保留的横断面估计。与普遍的信念相反，研究发现，总体和大多数学科中的性别都没有差异。取而代之的是，结果表明，工程学的性别差异在很大程度上是由于女性入学率不足（不是保留不足）的驱动。该论文得出的结论是，跨机构（分成两年学院，中学和高中）以及K-12课程改革的高等教育机构，需要解决其核心问题，这是招聘问题。
This paper explores the causes behind the severe under-representation of women in engineering. Based on national data on undergraduate engineering programs, this study presents cross-sectional estimates of male and female student retention. Contrary to widespread beliefs, the study found that overall and in most disciplines there is no differential attrition by gender. Instead, results suggest that gender disparities in engineering are largely driven by inadequate enrollment (not inadequate retention) of women. The paper concludes that outreach-within institutions of higher education, across institutions (into two-year colleges, middle and high schools), and into K-12 curricular reform-are needed to address what is, at its very core, a recruitment problem.