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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5
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- Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology
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Alaskan Native, Asian, black or African American,Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, faces unique challenges that candiscourage them from continuing with a STEM degree including the lack of writing and degreereadiness skills such as mathematical and computational thinking [2]. Minority female studentsare also faced with economic challenges and family commitments which can hinder ordiscourage them from continuing in a degree program [2]. In addition, minority females lackfemale role models in academics and industry. They are influenced by the stereotypical beliefthat white males dominate the computer field and that certain groups do not belong in this field[3]. These prejudices and stereotypes can be reinforced in the home
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8
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- Mary V. Villani, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Ilknur Aydin, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Lisa Cullington, National University
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breakdown of women and men responses in the above data(in Table 6). Figure 3 shows that despite women feeling very strongly (over 80%) about feelingbonded with classmates and peers, women strongly agree only 52% that they will have betterpeer support in classes upon return. However, the male students had higher percentage (75%) ofstrongly agreeing about expecting better peer support in classes upon return. Overall, 92% ofwomen (strongly agree and agree) left feeling they will have better peer support whereby the87.5% of males (strongly agree and agree). Figure 3: Women vs. Men Responses: bonding with classmates and impact on their networkingThe post-survey prompted students to enter free form response to the questions: “Write asummary of your
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2
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- Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University; Luis Roberto Delgado Jr., Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University
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majors than peers who identify as men [6], [16]. This sectionhighlights three barriers to sense of belonging: negative faculty interactions, negative peerinteractions, and stereotype threat. Though it has clearly been established that sense of belonging is an important factor inretaining women undergraduate engineering students, there are some potential barriers that havebeen documented to prevent students from experiencing belongingness. Blair et al. found thatfaculty have the ability to positively or negatively impact women STEM majors’ success [17].Upon studying faculty in a variety of STEM programs, researchers identified three-primarypositions related to how faculty members approach the idea of gender equity: gender blindness,gender
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7
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- Alexis Nicole Barney, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University
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femalestudents impact the cultural climate in each engineering discipline?; 2) What is the male students’perception of the cultural climate for women in their engineering discipline?; 3) Is there adisconnect between the cultural climate female students experience and the perception malestudents hold of the cultural climate?; 4) What can be done to create meaningful changes to thecultural climate for women at the university level? To answer these questions, we designed asurvey and semi-structured interview for female and male engineering students across the threechosen engineering disciplines. Our study is consistent with the literature, finding that women arestill experiencing a chilly cultural climate due to peer tensions, gender discrimination, and
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1
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- Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Marcela Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Carolina Alvarado, California State University, Chico
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are reported on threefocus groups held with ten women, all students, former students, and teaching professionals froma Construction Engineering degree program at a private Chilean university. This methodologypresents results regarding participant perception of their sense of belonging, their positive andnegative experiences in an environment related to construction, whether in the campus or workcontext, and their proposed solutions for enhancing this sense of belonging within the sector.Despite differences in participants' life stages, they all believe that self-confidence, recognitionfrom peers and leaders, social interactions, and knowledge and skills are critical factors thatimprove their sense of belonging.Keywords: focus groups; sense of
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7
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- 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Haroula M. Tzamaras, Pennsylvania State University; Sierra Hicks; Gabriella M. Sallai, Pennsylvania State University; Christine Mathilda Cummings; Lauren Elizabeth Dennis; Hannah Nolte, Pennsylvania State University; Andrea Mesa Restrepo; Cynthia Howard-Reed, Pennsylvania State University
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graduate students in theCollege of Engineering to gauge need for community and student interest in creating a GraduateWomen in Engineering (GradWIE) group. Results from the survey indicated that students lackedcommunity and had an overwhelming desire to be involved in a graduate women in engineeringgroup. As such, we felt compelled to form an official student organization for the engineeringcommunity, GradWIE. GradWIE welcomes people of all gender identities to support thepersonal and professional well-being of graduate students through peer support, the creation ofsafe spaces, social events, and diverse resources. In its first year, the organization has sponsoredseveral community-building events, reaching over 150 students across all departments
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7
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- 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Karen Watkins-Lewis, Morgan State University; Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Rebecca N. Sliger, Tacoma Community College; Bonnie J. Becker; Erica Cline; Cheryl Greengrove; Petronella A. James, Morgan State University; Angela Edes Kitali; Adrienne Scarcella
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Research-Course Design,” CBE—Life Sci. Educ., vol. 14, no. 4, p. ar37, Dec. 2015, doi: 10.1187/cbe.15-03-0073.[32] A. B. Inoue, Labor-Based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Writing Classroom. The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado, 2019. doi: 10.37514/PER-B.2019.0216.0.Appendix[after peer review we plan to include the syllabus developed for the M-CURE course, but it is full ofauthor identity information so has been removed for now]
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6
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and research aresupported by award funding from various organizations. They often are directed to womenwithout considering WOC's unique challenges. For example, ADVANCE is a fund that invests infaculty success by exploring and establishing institution-based support programs and strategiesto enhance the climate and institutional context encountered by faculty women in engineering[10]. These initiatives may warrant a different structure at different institutions, such as minority-serving institutions (MSIs), in keeping with institutional missions and demographics. Specific toMSI, Allen et al. [11] proffered that institutional transformation must assist women faculty inSTEM by providing support to develop writing and research skills, networking
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4
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- Nadah Al Theeb, Purdue Engineering Education
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Mathematics (STEM) fields, particularly in engineering. This studyconducted a systematized literature review to identify these challenges, guided by the researchquestion: "What challenges affect Arab women's engagement in STEM fields, particularlyengineering?" A search was conducted using databases such as ERIC, Education Source from theEBSCO platform, and Compendex, Inspec from the Engineering Village platform. After applyinginclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of twelve peer-reviewed articles were selected and analyzedto examine the challenges that Arab women encounter in these fields. The analysis revealed threemain themes: The inherent nature of Arab culture and society and the role of family support in theEngineering field, gender
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2
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- 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Grace J. Liang; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Mojdeh Asadollahipajouh; Stacey E. Kulesza, P.E., Kansas State University; Anna Glushko Evans, Kansas State University
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Figure 1. Graphical model of emerging experience themes identified from the life history interview Theme 1: All of the women participants were aware of gendered ways of being anddoing. For some, their earlier familial/parental influences on non-gender defined ways of beingand doing allowed them to explore what they were interested in and comfortable with who theywere while they were exploring. For others, it was the positive experiences and influences fromother people or peers that helped them to develop a sense of self and ignore or reject theessentialization that gendered roles and expectations typically prompt. However, the mostimportant contributing factor was their own “I want and I can
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3
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- Monica Stephens, Spelman College; Tiffany Renee Oliver, Spelman College; Pamela M Leggett-Robinson, PLR Consulting
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individualized tutoring tostudents who have trouble in a course. All students take the python programmingcourse and are placed into mathematics, either precalculus or differential calculus,based ontheir performance on a math placement assessment. Students are given the option toaccept or decline the grades for the summer courses. There is no penalty for declininga grade. Ultimately, our goal is to build students’ confidence and facility with thesecourses. 2. Enrichment SeriesThe enrichment series includes training on college readiness (study skills, timemanagement, self-advocacy), professional readiness (resume’ writing, technicalwriting, presentation skills), science identity and community (belonging, Blackfemale role models, peer-mentoring
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- Sex, Gender, and Engineering: Responding to Harassment at Work and in School
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- 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Tamara Floyd Smith, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Jennifer J VanAntwerp, Calvin University; Shruti Misra, University of Washington; Alicia Mullen; Eve A. Riskin P.E., University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington
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built around a frameworkdrawn from a recent book [1] that explores the current status of sexual harassment inengineering. Our five panelists are a diverse group of women engineers representing multiplesexual orientations, races, and family backgrounds. Our panelists will present their experienceswith gender harassment, lessons learned, their responses to the harassment, and paths forward.The panel will emphasize approaches and responses to gender harassment that can beimplemented from the bottom up – by individuals or localized peer or work groups – withoutrelying on top leadership in an organization to take the initiative to transform culture or takedefinitive and proportionate action in response to individual harassment cases.Gender
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6
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- Sandra Furnbach Clavijo, Stevens Institute of Technology
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rules are listed below: 1. No Squelching – With just one single statement your own creativity or that of another can be destroyed. 2. Take Risks – Give yourself permission to try something new. 3. Write Every Idea Down – Do not self-edit. 4. No Say “no” or “But” – Reframe that with “yes and.” 5. No Analysis – Do not worry about the implementation of ideas. 6. Everyone is an Expert – Everyone gets to speak their mind. 7. Have Fun – Get loud, get animated, move around.The workshop process document helped students understand how negative brainstorming will beaccomplished and how to use the process worksheet. The main premise of negative ideageneration is that it is “both easier and more
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6
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- 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Arezoo Sadrinezhad; Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker, P.E., California State University, Fresno; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Catalina Eleonora Cardenas Arriaga; Feruza Amirkulova; Maryam Nazari; Kira Abercromby; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University
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mentoring, such as peer mentoring and mentorship between early-career andsenior faculty, considerably influence professional advancement of African-American womenfaculty [6].We anticipate that the establishment of such mentorship opportunities and supportnetworks at a cross-campus level for early-career women engineering faculty will help to retainthese faculty and provide them with opportunities to develop and disseminate research, findcollaborators, and enhance their educational abilities. It is our hypothesis that establishing amentoring program will improve women, particularly URM women, faculty’s career satisfactionand enrich the level of their academic skills and scholarly achievements, and eventually facilitateinstitutional transformations
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7
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- Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University
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aid in the formation of peer-to-peer relationships[3] through a shared identity as a “maker”.Makerspaces are unique learning environments that center around the act of “making,” a broad term thatincludes almost all forms of creative manufacture such as sewing, woodworking, mechatronics, etc.Communities of practice form within these spaces as the collaborative use of machines and technologiespromote the sharing of ideas, knowledge, and experience[4] and a shared identity as a maker. Hilton[5]found that participation in university Makerspaces led to an increase in engineering design self-efficacyamongst undergraduate engineering students. Tomko[2] demonstrated that engagement in Makerspacesincreased engineering students’ motivation and
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- Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5
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- 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Alison Leigh Banka, University of Georgia; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont, P.E., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Katherine A. Lyon
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states have outlawed race-based AAsince the mid-1990s: California, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire,Oklahoma, and Washington. At the time of writing, the US Supreme Court had heard oralarguments in two separate court cases brought against Harvard University and the University ofNorth Carolina; the court’s decision will likely be decided in June 2023 and will have far-reaching consequences on the state of AA within the US [4].The nine state-level affirmative action bans occurred through a variety of methods in twobranches of the government: executive and legislative. The AA ban in the state of Florida is theonly ban to be enacted via the executive branch; this ban was implemented via an executiveorder by the governor in