Epistemologies of workplace change: transforming gender relations in engineering

工程师的严重短缺威胁着富国和穷国的可持续发展。全球变暖和矿业繁荣加剧了澳大利亚的情况，最终限制了该国未来经济发展和长期繁荣的能力。女性可能是未来工程师的重要来源，但目前有相当多的女性既没有被吸引到这个职业中，也没有被留在这个职业中。这个涉及国际合作的项目将产生一个新的概念模型，旨在重新审视这个问题。一个关键成果将是工程和相关行业的两性平等政策更加高效和有效。

The severe shortage of engineers threatens sustainable development in rich and poor countries alike. The situation is exacerbated in Australia by global warming and the mining boom, ultimately constraining the national capacity for future economic development and long-term prosperity. Women are potentially an important source of future engineers, but they are currently neither attracted to nor retained within the profession in significant numbers. This project, involving international collaboration, will generate a new conceptual model designed to re-dress this problem. A key outcome will be more efficient and effective gender equity policies in engineering and related industries.