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Gender Differences in Pathways to Faculty Career Satisfaction

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Heather Walling Doty, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Dandan Chen, University of Delaware
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Paper ID #18971Gender Differences in Pathways to Faculty Career SatisfactionDr. Heather Walling Doty, University of Delaware Heather Doty is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware (UD). Dr. Doty teaches undergraduate courses in thermodynamics, statics, and dynamics, and conducts research on gender in the academic STEM workforce. She is co-PI on UD’s NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transfor- mation grant, which aims to recruit, retain, and advance women STEM faculty at UD. Dr. Doty is faculty advisor to UD’s Women in Engineering Graduate Student steering committee and a past co-chair of

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Minority Women in the Workplace: Early Career Challenges and Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nicole Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Paper ID #19212Minority Women in the Workplace: Early Career Challenges and Strategiesfor Overcoming ObstaclesNicole Yates, National Society of Black Engineers Nicole Yates currently serves as the Senior Research Analyst for the National Society of Black Engineers. She graduated from Stanford University with a Master’s degree in Psychology and completed a thesis that focused on gender differences in reasons for switching from STEM to non-STEM majors. Her background is in research and academia.Ms. Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers Dr. Rincon joined the Society of Women Engineers in February 2016 as the Manager of

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Career Navigation Initiatives for Women STEM Faculty in Support of Institutional Transformation

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

of Sociology and Anthropology. Co-Program Director of the Sociology/Anthropology Department c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Career Navigation Initiatives for Women STEM Faculty in Support of Institutional TransformationIn preparation for creating an institutional transformation strategy, researchers conducted amulti-year self-study (NSF ADVANCE 0811076) to identify career advancement and navigationbarriers for current women faculty at a large private university and establish how well theuniversity addresses issues important to the recruitment, retention, and advancement of womenSTEM faculty. Results of a faculty climate survey, objective human resources data

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“Build it and they will come!” Reversing the gender gap: women enrolling in engineering programs and preparing for careers in the oil and gas industry in the UAE

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sami Ainane, Pertoleum Institute Abu Dhabi UAE; Ali Bouabid
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Paper ID #17862”Build it and they will come!” Reversing the gender gap: women enrolling inengineering programs and preparing for careers in the oil and gas industryin the UAEDr. Sami Ainane, Pertoleum Institute Abu Dhabi UAE PERSONAL DATA Sami Ainane Petroleum Institute PO Box 2533 Abu Dhabi UAE Tel: 971-2-607-5983 Mobile: 971-50- 2334717 Email: sainane@pi.ac.ae EDUCATION PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 05/1989. MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 05/1983 BS Maitrise Mecanique, Universit´e Joseph-Fourier, Grenoble, France-, 06/1980 Lean Six Sigma

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Following in the Footsteps of Distinguished Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): Narratives of the Next Generation of Young People Preserving key Oral Histories of our Societal History

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kelsey Morgan Irvin, University of Missouri, Columbia; Elizabeth Hiteshue, Bain & Company; Samantha Laurel Swanson; Caroline Missouri Wochnick, Augsburg College; Hannah Bech, AmeriCorps VISTA; Amanda Marie Kapetanakis, Augsburg College; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Derrick Langley, Space and Missile Center, Enterprise Ground Services Office (SMC/ADZS); Michael Geselowitz, IEEE History Center at Stevens Institute of Technology; MaryAnn C. Hellrigel, IEEE, IEEE History Center; Gregory Alan Good, American Institute of Physics
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

: Narratives of the Next-generation of Young People Preserving Key Oral Histories of our Societal History Kelsey Irvin, Liz Hiteshue, Hannah Bech, Samantha Swanson, Caroline Wochnick, Amanda Kapetanakis, Mary Lanzerotti, Derrick Langley, Michael Geselowitz, Gregory GoodAbstractThis project chronicles the oral histories of living female leaders in science, technology, andmathematics in the early part of the 21st century by female students at the very early stages oftheir careers. It is important to chronicle the histories of these leaders because they are identifiedby our students as role models in the careers the students are considering. The value that theirperspectives bring to the field of oral history is a unique set

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Synthesis of K-12 outreach data on women in engineering

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Emily Barnes , Rowan University; Nicholas Lenzi; Katherine G Nelson, Rowan University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Statement or Program GoalsThe final organizational method was based on mission statements, or if unavailable, the goals ofthe outreach programs. Three themes were observed: ● A focus on real-world applications or the use of practical applications in class ● To influence the career decisions of those that partake in the program ● To improve teacher knowledge in STEM to thus improve its instruction to K12 students.Results and DiscussionAs shown in Figure 1, just under half (44%) of the papers targeted high school students. K12teachers were the next most targeted group (24%) followed by middle school (16%), high schooland middle school (12%), and lastly elementary school (4%). By gender, 75% of middle schooloutreach programs were targeted at

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No More Duct Tape! Institutionalization of Advance Initiatives

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2017 No More Duct Tape! Institutionalization of Advance InitiativesAbstractNSF Advance-funded institutional transformation (IT) projects come with prestige and fundingto launch initiatives aimed at transforming the organization and ultimately increasing therepresentation of women STEM faculty while improving their career journeys. Activities suchas professional development workshops, networking opportunities, data collection and analysiscan be welcomed by faculty and administrators for the value they add at little cost to theinstitution. However, external funding serves as “duct tape” adhering these activities to theuniversity structure. Activities are best placed to continue beyond external funding

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Ten Years Later: Where are they Now?

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Vicki Stieha, Boise State University; Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

recognize that STEM is a path that is open to them if they want to take it. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Ten Years Later – Where Are They Now?AbstractThis paper explores the educational and career trajectories of the alumnae of an outreach activityfor girls. The outreach activity was originally developed using an integrated marketing approachto attract girls into engineering programs.1 The program, a two day, overnight experience forrising 9th, 10th and 11th grade girls, focuses on showcasing engineering as an exciting, creativeactivity, including activities developed from that perspective. Started in 2005 and held annuallysince then, a total of over 500 girls have

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Can I really do this? Perceived benefits of a STEM intervention program and women’s engineering self-efficacy

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Christina S. Morton, University of Michigan ; Selyna Beverly, University of Michigan
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

attainment and the pursuit of a STEM career9. Effectivestrategies implemented within STEM intervention programs include but are not limited toacademic advising, faculty mentorship, tutoring, internship opportunities, and career and skilldevelopment. Such programs have the potential to be especially beneficial for women due to thedevelopment of a supportive community and integration into the academic environment, whichare areas that women tend to struggle with when entering engineering programs10. Women in STEM often contend with a marginalizing academic environment, which cannegatively influence their discipline-related self-efficacy and ultimately their persistence in thefield11 12 13 14 15. In Brainaird and Carlin’s16 longitudinal study

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A Survey of Women in Academia and the role of a Multidisciplinary Professional Society

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Daniela Faas, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Lucy Lenhardt, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College); Christi Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies. In addition to this work, she is interested in professional societies and how they support careers of their members.Dr. Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a senior lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech. She have been teaching ENG3200, Thermo-Fluids since 2005. She also teaches first-tear engineering classes. She has been active in incorporating innovative instructional methods into all course she teaches. Her research areas also include why students persist in

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Encouraging Young Women to Pursue Engineering: 25 Years of Summer Camp Successes and Challenges

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jessica J. Lofton, University of Evansville
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

BackgroundIn 1992, several faculty members from the University of Evansville (UE), a small, private,master's-granting institution in the Midwest, were discussing methods to increase enrollment.The lack of female representation in engineering and computer science programs was a primaryconcern, prompting the idea of offering a summer program targeting women in engineering. 25years later, the summer program has evolved from a single week-long residential camp for highschool girls to include a separate 3-5 day residential camp for middle school girls, and a 5-dayday camp for middle school boys.The program addresses the critical need to help young women overcome cultural stereotypes andprepare for careers in engineering and computer science. The National

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Women Engineers in Entrepreneurship: An Alternative Pathway

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lesley Cremeans, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse P.E., Texas Tech University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

identity of anindividual (i.e. professor, student, engineer). Adopting an identity as a female engineer meansthat women are challenging the social expectations for women and men.Engineering degrees tend to be awarded to more females in chemical, materials, industrial andcivil engineering (NSF, NCSES, 2015). Research shows females tend to follow engineeringpaths that incorporate interpersonal and communal goals (e.g., helping others, working withpeople) with traditional industry goals (Hazari, Sadler, & Sonnert, 2013). The perception of thealternative engineering career options does not appear to include opportunities to achieveinterpersonal or communal goals (Hazari et al., 2013). Women’s reluctance to earn degrees inother fields of

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Measuring the Impact of NSF ADVANCE Programming at the University of Delaware

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Walling Doty, University of Delaware; L. Pamela Cook, University of Delaware
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

withsystematized and readily accessible data on UD faculty diversity and satisfaction. Productsinclude up-to-date demographic data on representation, retention, promotion, etc.; a biannualfaculty climate survey and report; faculty exit interviews; faculty satisfaction interviews; andassociated social science research products.A second type of structural change that we employ focuses on institutional policies, procedures,and practices that effect faculty satisfaction and professional success. Examples include, but arenot limited to, P&T, mentoring, and family friendly policies such as stop-the-clock, dual career,and parental leave. Practices and policies are reviewed for clarity and equity; we developresources to increase their transparency; and, we

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miniGEMS 2016 –STEM Summer Camp for Middle School Girls

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

madesubstantial changes to the state’s curriculum and high school graduation requirements since itwas passed by the state legislature in 2013. HB5 came into effect in Fall 2016 and has threemajor components: 1) A core set of courses each student must complete for a total of 22 credits; 2) The requirement that each graduating eighth grader select one of five Endorsements (listed below), which are broad categories of career related courses; and 3) A Distinguished Level of Achievement for outstanding performance within the chosen endorsement. The five endorsements are: 1) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

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Brewing Change: A Forum for Women in Engineering and the Sciences

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Mathematics. The campus is fortunate to be well represented with women in thesciences and engineering; professors from all disciplines serve as facilitators for the group.Background:There are initiatives on other campuses and with other groups to increase the involvement andretention of women in the sciences and engineering, including OXIDE (Open ChemistryCollaborative in Diversity Equity), a diversity equity initiative cofounded by the NationalScience Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Energy 3. Inaddition to OXIDE, other initiatives aimed at addressing the gender gap include the NSFADVANCE grants to increase the participation and advancement of women in academic scienceand engineering careers, and COACh, a

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Development of a national survey focusing on the relationships between race, class, and gender on the persistence of women engineering faculty

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University; Jung Sook Kim, Ohio State University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Ebony O. McGee is an Assistant Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and a member of Scientific Careers Research and Development Group at Northwestern University. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and she was a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow. As a former electrical engineer, she is concerned with sci- ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and participation among historically marginalized students of color. Her research focuses on the role of racialized experiences and biases in STEM educational and

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Girls Who Draft: A STEM Outreach Initiative

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University; Jerie Pedescleaux, Northwestern State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Girls Who Draft: A STEM Outreach InitiativeAbstractEngineering and Engineering Technology are essential to a functioning society leading to theseprofessionals to be highly sought after in the workplace. Recent data shows that, despite manyScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives over the past decade toincrease the number of those entering into the Engineering and Engineering Technology fields,the percentage of women engineers (and computer scientists) remains fairly low. Several reasonscontribute to the low number of women in these fields, such as support of supervisors/co-workers, perceptions of working environments/conditions, and lack of awareness of whatengineering/technology careers entail.It is important to set

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Examining the Personal Nature of the K-14 Engineering Pipeline for Young Women

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer S Gurski, Drexel University; Penny Louise Hammrich, Drexel Univeristy
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

response, the National Science Foundation (NSF) begandeveloping Next Generation Science Standards and cultivating a nationwide effort for 21st-century science literacy. By 2010, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) hadalso released a report outlining gender inequalities in engineering-degree completion andunderrepresentation in STEM careers (Corbett, Hill, & St. Rose, 2010). This report resulted infocused efforts to develop science literacy in public schools and to provide funding for equalaccess to STEM opportunities in public schools.Five years later, the follow-up congressional report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm Revisited(2010), showed more sobering statistics. United States students ranked 15th out of 65countries

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A middle school engineering outreach program for girls yields STEM undergraduates

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

women from choosing STEMmajors and careers take shape early in a girl’s life. These factors include poor science identity,low self-efficacy in math, gender stereotypes and stereotype threat, lack of role models,misalignment between perception of STEM careers and personal values, and low interest inSTEM subjects. For example, VanLeuvan (2004) found that girls’ interest in math and sciencedropped by about 15% between middle and high school. Moreover, low confidence and self-efficacy in STEM subjects form as early as grade six (Heaverlo et al., 2013). Early interventionto mitigate negative influences can ultimately have an effect on a women’s choice to enterSTEM (Young, Ortiz, & Young 2017; Bieri Buschor, Berweber, Keck Frei, & Kappler

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Female vs Male Secondary Students: Comparing and Contrasting Perceptions of Engineering

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto; Ruth Childs, University of Toronto; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

). Professor Bazylak started his career as a manufacturing engineer in a new product introduction division of a large telecommunication manufacturer. He returned to academia first as an engineering co-operative education coordinator and then as an engineer-in-residence. He joined the University of Toronto as a teaching focused professor where he is heavily involved in design education and diversity studies.Prof. Ruth Childs, University of Toronto Ruth Childs is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the University of Toronto and a past president of the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association. She teaches courses in research design and measurement theory and has conducted many

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Being Female and an Engineering Student in Qatar: Successes, Challenges, and Recommendations

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sara Hillman, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ghada Salama, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Emilio Ocampo Eibenschutz, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Saly Mohamed Ali Awadh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Lara El Said, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Engineering Student in Qatar: Successes, Challenges, and RecommendationsIntroductionWithin the context of socio-economic transformations in the Arab Gulf and the development ofknowledge-based economies in the region, this faculty-student collaborative study investigatesthe experiences of female engineering students in Qatar at Texas A&M University at Qatar(TAMUQ). This project looks at personal experiences and institutional strengths and challenges–at university and industry levels, so as to present recommendations on how to better support,encourage, and prepare our female students for working in engineering-related careers. Byexamining TAMUQ students’ experiences within engineering, this research aims to contribute tothe

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Overcoming Difficulties in Research Statement Preparation for the Academic Job Search: Expansion of a Peer-Focused Professional Development Program

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kaitlin I Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole D. Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Wan-Ting Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

integrated waste-to-energy system, Environment- Enhancing Energy (E2-Energy), that simultaneously produces biofuel, treats wet biowaste and captures carbon dioxide via algae growing and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). Wan-Ting’s ongoing work fo- cuses on upgrading of the HTL biocrude oil converted from wet biowaste into transportation fuels by distillation, esterification, thermal cracking, and hydroprocessing with catalysts. Wan-Ting has been a SWE member since 2012 and is aiming for a future career in academia.Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignProf. Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rohit Bhargava is Founder Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana

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Gendered Words in U.S. Engineering Recruitment Documents

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Agnes G. d'Entremont, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Hannah Gustafson, University of British Columbia; Katherine A. Lyon, University of British Columbia ; Jonathan Verrett P.Eng., University of British Columbia; Kerry Greer, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia; Atif Shoukat Ali, University of British Columbia
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

are aprimary factor inhibiting gender parity (De Cohen 2009). In other words, the problem beginslong before women students enter university.Numerous theories help explain women’s decision not to enroll in engineering. Supply sidetheories assume a mismatch between women’s perceptions of the field and their ability toachieve their life goals (Ceci, Williams, and Barnett 2009). In particular, women may come tothe conclusion that a highly demanding engineering career would be too constraining on theirability to birth and raise children—a perception that may be exacerbated in national contextswhere public childcare systems have not been developed. Other theories suggest that there is areduced demand for women based on institutionalized attitudes

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Women Building the US STEM Pipeline

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Deborah Lynn Fraley, Women in Defense, TN Valley Chapter
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

) education in the United States (US) was initiated between womenrepresenting academia and industry. The industry contingent provided financial support andmentorship to the academic side that resulted in undergraduate engineering student teamsdesigning and building educational products for use within primary and secondary educationschools with the goal of encouraging younger students to pursue careers in STEM fields. Due toan aging workforce at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the USDepartment of Defense (DoD), and the US Aerospace Industry, as well as the need to improvediversity in STEM jobs, the need to grow the US STEM pipeline is critical. This national priorityis informed by the fact that advancements and innovations in

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Implementing Design Thinking into Summer Camp Experience for High School Women in Materials Engineering

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kaitlin I. Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Johnson-Glauch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Engineering Education, 2017 Implementing Design Thinking into Summer Camp Experience for High School Women in Materials EngineeringAbstractAlthough women make up a significant portion of the college educated population, there remainsa sizable gap between the number of men and women pursuing degrees and careers in science,technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The gender gap begins at middle school andwidens considerably in later high school years. One major factor for this gap is the lack ofbelonging women can feel towards engineering. As one approach to developing and improvingthis sense of belonging, we focused on improving students’ comprehension of engineering topicsduring a weeklong materials science and