Saavedra-Acuna, C., & Quezada-Espinoza, M. (2022, August), Academic performance and factors that influence the desertion of engineering students: a study with a gender approach  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40998

\bibitem{asee_peer_40998}
  Saavedra-Acuna, C., \& Quezada-Espinoza, M. (2022, August), \emph{Academic performance and factors that influence the desertion of engineering students: a study with a gender approach}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--40998

Cristian Saavedra-Acuna and Monica Quezada-Espinoza.  "Academic performance and factors that influence the desertion of engineering students: a study with a gender approach".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/40998 Internet.  06 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_40998}
  Cristian Saavedra-Acuna and Monica Quezada-Espinoza.
  "Academic performance and factors that influence the desertion of engineering students: a study with a gender approach".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/40998 Internet.  06 May, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - In the last decade, the participation of women in STEM careers has shown a slight increase.
Despite this, it is still insufficient regarding the representation of women in these areas [1].
Success in the curricular advancement of women who decide to study an engineering career
becomes an important factor to achieve gender equality in the labor field, for which some
factors such as academic performance, the student community environment, teaching support,
financial support, among others [2], are key to promoting the interest of female students to
stay and complete their engineering university studies. Thus, it is highly relevant for
educational institutions to promote the entry of women into STEM careers and oversee the
environment and factors associated with their curricular advancement so that they are in equal
conditions as male students. The purpose of this work is to make visible the difficulties and
reasons that could lead students to give up their careers and analyze whether this cause is
associated with gender representation. This is a quantitative study that contemplates a survey
administered to the Industrial Engineering career students, in the regular and continuity of
studies modalities. Based on the results obtained: (1) a descriptive analysis based on the
characterization of the students and (2) an inferential analysis is carried out to identify the
main causes that may affect women’s academic development. This work will allow us to
reflect on gender equity in STEM careers desertion levels and identify its main causes,
allowing for the generation of future institutional actions that support women to stay and
successfully complete their careers.
AU  - Cristian Saavedra-Acuna
AU  - Monica Quezada-Espinoza
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
DA  - 2022/08/23
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Academic performance and factors that influence the desertion of engineering students: a study with a gender approach
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/40998
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--40998
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