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Bridging the Gender Gap in Mechanical Engineering: Fostering Female Student Engagement at Union College

Conference Session: Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: hongyan miao, Union College; Elsie Mae Lewin Paxton, Union College; Jaqueline Nicole Anderson, Union College; Maia Chapin, Union College; Leza Sorn, Union College
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Schenectady, NY 12308AbstractFemale representation in mechanical engineering remains a critical challenge for academicinstitutions committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity. At Union College, the genderdisparity is evident, with female enrollment in the Mechanical Engineering departmentdeclining from 22.5% in the freshman cohort to only 13.3% by senior year. To address thisgap, the department has introduced initiatives aimed at supporting and retaining femalestudents through structured mentorship, peer support, and career development programs.Key among these efforts is the Female Student Mentor Project, which pairs senior studentswith underclassmen to foster academic confidence and professional growth. Additionally,regular networking events

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Retention of Female Minority Students in Bachelor STEM Degree Programs: An Exploratory Study of Five Cohorts

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Aligning Student Interest with Program Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session: Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jessica Baldis, University of California, San Diego; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego; Jaclyn Duerr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

[9][10]. Strong connections, fostered throughacademic, social, and extracurricular experiences, have been shown to improve both retentionand graduation rates. These activities offer students opportunities to build networks of faculty,peers, and advisors, which are essential to students' persistence and academic success [11][12].For women in STEM, proactive initiatives, programs, seminars, and workshops have been shownto integrate women into their academic departments more effectively [13] and help themnavigate the challenges of higher education. By fostering a sense of belonging and a strong socialnetwork, these experiences not only provide academic benefits but also boost students'confidence and motivation [14][15]. In addition, high-impact

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Impact of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) on Gender-inclusive Student Engagement in an Introductory Computer Programming Course

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

women representing more than half of the US population, they remain underrepresentedin Computing fields. An introductory programming course (CS1) is critical for progression in theComputer Science (CS) degrees. It often presents challenges for retention and graduation,especially among underrepresented students. Previous research has indicated that women may bemore likely to leave or lose interest in computing due to various challenges. The computingclassroom culture needs to improve engagement and create a welcoming environment forwomen. As more schools are using peer instruction, such as LA (Learning Assistant), PLTL(Peer-Led Team Learning), and UTA (Undergraduate Teaching Assistants), some researchindicates that such practice for recitation

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Analyzing the Impact of Attending a Women in Computing Conference on Undergraduate Computing Students

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Examining Gender Inclusivity through Sense of Belonging in a Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program at a Large Research University

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Understanding the Male Student Perception of Culture Climate for Women in Engineering Education

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alexis Nicole Barney, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Examining the Effects of Gender on Capstone Team Cohesion

Conference Session: First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Madeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

outcomes in team settings. Mallette et al. explained that the pressureswomen faced to complete a greater proportion of the writing tasks than their male peers in ayear-long senior capstone materials science and engineering course was due to “the prevailingperception…that women are the strongest writers, so the writing should fall to them,” as well asthe personal desire by female students to produce high-quality project deliverables and theadoption of technical tasks as a way to avoid writing by male students [13]. While these writingcontributions, if visible and rewarded, are not inherently problematic, this task allocation practicemay limit female students’ opportunities to practice and build self-efficacy in technicalcompetencies, and writing

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Sense of Belonging of Women in Construction: Insights from Focus Groups

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Marcela Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Carolina Alvarado, California State University, Chico
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Parental leave and workload relief policies: navigating discrepancies across faculty ranks, types, and genders

Conference Session: Engagement and Participation for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dustyn Roberts, University of Pennsylvania; Jessa Lingel, University of Pennsylvania
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Education initiative and others demonstrates that NTT faculty arepaid 25% less than their TT peers while lacking the protections of tenure [3]. Recommendationsdictate that benefit packages offered to full-time NTT faculty should correspond to thoseavailable to TT faculty [3], [4], but a quick glance through most university websites shows this isoften not the case. Although many features of NTT faculty employment are problematic [5], ourfocus is on disparities around caregiving support - specifically parental leave and workload reliefpolicies.Despite their critical roles in teaching, mentoring, and research, NTT faculty are often excludedfrom benefits offered to TT faculty, including parental leave and workload relief policies. Thelack of equitable

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High Impact Experiential Learning – STEM Living Learning Communities for Women

Conference Session: Engagement and Participation for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lydia Prendergast, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Lorne S. Joseph, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Hayet Bensetti-Benbader, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

near-peer mentors,engaging in STEM focused events and activities, and connection to university and STEMresources.This practice paper reviews the history and evolution of STEM LLCs for women at RutgersUniversity and catalogs LLC practices, with a particular focus on community engagement. Alongitudinal graduation review of living-learning community participants is also provided,showing that an average of 80% of LLC students graduate in STEM.INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDIn the early 1900’s, the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs convinced Mabel SmithDouglass to lead the effort of establishing a women’s college as part of Rutgers University. In1918, the New Jersey College for Women, later named Douglass College, opened its doors to

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Navigating Grief in Academia: Prioritizing Supports for Women Scholars through Informed Approaches

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Enas Aref, Western Michigan University; Dina Idriss-Wheeler, University of Ottawa; Julia Hajjar, University of Ottawa
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn and workefficiently, and contribute to their community and to socio-economic development” [25]. Inacademia, students and professors alike struggle with their mental health and well-being. Facultyat all levels must balance many roles and responsibilities such as teaching, mentorship, researchand administrative tasks. Similarly, graduate students must complete course and/or laboratorywork, teaching or research assistantships, secure funding to cover costs of tuition, write andpublish papers, attend meetings, and complete administrative tasks. Notably, graduate studentsexperience rates of depression and anxiety at rates six times higher than the general population[26]. Research

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Fostering Community at the Graduate Level: One University’s Student-led Approach

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Building Research, Teamwork and Professional Skills in an Engineering Summer Bridge Program: Reflections Towards an Allyship Model

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8: Leadership and Persistence
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; nadia sahila, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

the workforce. An analysis of student reflections from exit interviews of graduatingstudents from 2018 and 2019 cohorts and journal entry data collected from students from therecent 2023 cohort is presented in this work. The themes emerging from this analysis show thatboth graduating students and current students seek to strengthen the RAMP community beyondthe summer program. Their recommendations point to the need for continuing support in bothpersonal achievement and for advocating the needs of their peers. With over a hundred RAMPparticipants now established across the engineering majors and the workforce, theserecommendations will be integrated in the participatory action research framework that anchorsthe design of RAMP. We will address

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Work In Progress: Multiple Mentor Model for Cross-Institutional Collaboration and Undergraduate Research

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Exploring Institutional Retention Support Initiatives for Retaining Women of Color STEM Faculty

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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“I’m allowed to be my own person in engineering”: How gender identity-based engineering student organizations support women’s engineering identity development

Conference Session: Engagement and Participation for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrea Lidia (Lili) Castillo, Arizona State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

to be developed inductively. The final round of coding used axial coding, whichaims to center the coding around the most salient topics [22]. The researcher engaged incontinual peer debriefing and analytical memo writing to engage in reflexivity as they engagedwith the data in more profound ways [21]. The themes for this paper were determined during thefinal cycle of coding and aim to capture the most salient topics described by the participants.Any redactions or author's notes inserted for clarification are noted in italics and brackets. Thethemes are further explored in the findings section below.FindingsThis work-in-progress paper is focused on understanding four women’s motivations for joining aGI ESO and how their membership impacted

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Women Having their Say: Experiences of Hierarchical Microaggressions

Conference Session: Systemic and Policy Issues affecting Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

opportunities. … But what really pushed me was when I was in high school and I realized that scientists were studying us. And basically … there were a lot of environmental justice activists that were coming out and shouting that we were dying. …. And then the University of [DEID] came to my high school to recruit for a study of the health impacts of these chemicals. …. But they never came back and told us what the results were at all. That fueled me. …. I would one day face those researchers that did that study in my hometown and then they were gonna have to answer [to me]. …when I landed in higher education at the Ivory Tower I wasn't ready …. So I had to work triple, quadruple more than a lot of my peers. …. I realized that my passion

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Redefining Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty with Longitudinal Support for Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Conference Session: Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Fellows to asupportive network of peers and professionals through assignment to an i2 mHub. Each i2 mHubwill consist of two to three iREDEFINE Fellows, one to two junior ECE faculty (iREDEFINEalumni), and one to two ECE academic leaders, such as current or former department chairs.Through structured virtual activities, Fellows actively applying for academic positions willreceive guidance from both junior and senior faculty within their Hub. This unique mentoringstructure also fosters a multi-level support system, where senior members provide mentorship tojunior faculty while encouraging peer mentoring among the iREDEFINE Fellows.2 BackgroundAccording to the latest U.S. Census, 50.5% of the U.S. population identifies as female 1

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What Challenges Affect Arab Women’s Engagement in STEM Fields, Particularly Engineering: A Systematized Literature Review

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nadah Al Theeb, Purdue Engineering Education
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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A Qualitative Study of Undergraduate Women in Engineering Project Teams

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Grace J. Liang; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Mojdeh Asadollahipajouh; Stacey E. Kulesza, P.E., Kansas State University; Anna Glushko Evans, Kansas State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Increasing the Persistence of Black Women in STEM (WiSTEM) by Implementing and Sustaining a Successful Cohort Model for First-Year Undergraduate Women at an HBCU

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Monica Stephens, Spelman College; Tiffany Renee Oliver, Spelman College; Pamela M Leggett-Robinson, PLR Consulting
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Gender Harassment at Work and In School: Seeing It; Solving It (Panel Discussion)

Conference Session: Sex, Gender, and Engineering: Responding to Harassment at Work and in School
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Promoting Diversity in Welding Engineering Technology through the Medium of Art

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mary Foss, Weber State University; Mark Baugh, Weber State University; Yucheng Liu P.E., South Dakota State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

. Belonging encompasses a subjective assessment of astudent's sense of acceptance, value, inclusion, and encouragement from both peers andinstructors within the academic environment. It also entails feeling integral to the class andrecognizing one's importance in the educational community [13]. Studies indicate that studentswho persist in STEM majors tend to experience a heightened sense of belonging compared totheir counterparts who transition out of STEM fields. However, individuals fromunderrepresented groups, including females, are less likely to perceive a strong sense ofbelonging. This disparity is, in part, attributed to the numerical underrepresentation of womenboth in educational settings and within the industrial landscape [13-18]. This

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Women Leading Engineering Environmental Challenges at a National Contest

Conference Session: Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Ginger Scarbrough, WERC Environmental Design Contest, New Mexico State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

analysis revealed that student leaders used communication, decision-making, vision, andpassion to lead their teams. In particular, there were differences between women and men leaderswhen it came to leading others; while men leaders used a relaxed and fun way to lead, womenadopted a more serious and rigorous approach in their leadership roles. Furthermore, womenleaders found it more difficult to lead their peers and still have a positive relationship with them,and continue their friendship. Overall, women leaders took advantage of their leadership role inincreasing their sense of belonging to engineering, acquiring technical skills, and expanding theirknowledge of what the engineering profession can look like. Women leaders also reportedhaving

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How to Make Engineering Programs Worse for Women: A Reverse Brainstorming Session with SWE Students

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sandra Furnbach Clavijo, Stevens Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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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Work in Progress: The Power of Cross-Institutional “Speed” Mentoring and Networking Program in Advancement of Women, URM, and Foreign Born/Trained Engineering Faculty

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

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