Establishing the Research Agenda for Increasing the Representation of Women in Engineering and Computing.
Establishing the Research Agenda for Increasing the Representation of Women in Engineering and Computing.
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00598
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Benson K
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作者：
Buse K;Hill C;Benson K
虽然在工程和计算领域有大量关于性别平等的研究，但很少有人努力从专家之间的对话中获得洞察力。为了鼓励合作和对未来研究议程形成共同愿景，在一个农村会议中心举行了为期两天的研讨会，50名从事工程和计算领域性别主题工作的学者参加了研讨会。会议的结构和地点使人们有时间思考、对话，并制定了一项创新的研究议程，目的是增加妇女在工程和计算机领域的代表性。这篇论文是由会议组织者撰写的，详细介绍了学者们的想法和建议。其结果是为未来的研究提供了一种创新的合作方法，重点是确定有效的干预措施。新的方法包括与企业、政府机构、非营利组织和学术机构等利益攸关方建立伙伴关系，以便在设定研究优先事项方面拥有更广泛的发言权。研究人员建议整合多学科和方法，同时扩大数据分析的使用，合并和挖掘现有数据库，并创建新的数据集。未来的研究议程是详细的，包括侧重于社会文化干预的研究，特别是在本科生和研究生课程内的职业选择方面，以及针对职业生涯中的妇女的研究。其结果是对未来研究的愿景，可以与研究人员、从业者和其他利益相关者分享，这将导致工程和计算专业的性别平等。
While there is an extensive body of research on gender equity in engineering and computing, there have been few efforts to glean insight from a dialog among experts. To encourage collaboration and to develop a shared vision of the future research agenda, a 2 day workshop of 50 scholars who work on the topic of gender in engineering and computing was held at a rural conference center. The structure of the conference and the location allowed for time to reflect, dialog, and to craft an innovative research agenda aimed at increasing the representation of women in engineering and computing. This paper has been written by the conference organizers and details the ideas and recommendations from the scholars. The result is an innovative, collaborative approach to future research that focuses on identifying effective interventions. The new approach includes the creation of partnerships with stakeholders including businesses, government agencies, non-profits and academic institutions to allow a broader voice in setting research priorities. Researchers recommend incorporating multiple disciplines and methodologies, while expanding the use of data analytics, merging and mining existing databases and creating new datasets. The future research agenda is detailed and includes studies focused on socio-cultural interventions particularly on career choice, within undergraduate and graduate programs, and for women in professional careers. The outcome is a vision for future research that can be shared with researchers, practitioners and other stakeholders that will lead to gender equity in the engineering and computing professions.