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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista Smith, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Port Hueneme ; Bridget Leana Davenport; Jason Faith Bickford; Leslie Abell; Sara Dooley

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, anexperiment was performed where people viewed three Navy job descriptions in their respectiveSTEM fields and were asked their level of interest. This paper will show that women who do nothave a background in the jargon are less likely to apply on jargon-filled, STEM job descriptionsthan men. Conversely, when women have a background with the jargon, this paper will showthat these women have a higher interest in the jargon-filled job advertisements than men do.KeywordsDiversity, Jargon, STEM, Job Advertisements, Gender.IntroductionResearch has shown that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers aremale dominated [1]. Among first-year college students, women are much less likely than men tosay that they intend to major in STEM

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saiyn Kurmankulov, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan; Dinara Dikhanbayeva; Asma Perveen; Mariza Tsakalerou, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

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research workforce, but not inengineering. According to national statistics, only 32% of undergraduate students in STEMdisciplines are female and this percentage is decreasing as women dropout from STEM asthey move forward in their education. The analysis of the interviews revealed the mainbarriers, challenges, and issues influencing females and ranked their importance. A keyoutcome of the study is the importance of support, mainly from family and teachers, as it hasthe biggest impact on building confidence and retaining female engineers in their careers.Keywords: Transitional economy, STEM Education, Gender Gap, Female Engineers,Kazakhstan.1. IntroductionThe study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields can be

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Finland; Susanna Maria Bairoh, Hanken School of Economics, Finland

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technology and technology workplaces. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Interplay of gender and nationality in the early careers of Finnish engineering doctoral graduatesIntroductionThe effect of gender on engineering careers has been an interest of researchers for a longtime, yet there seems to be a shortage of studies revealing the way gender interplays withother categories [1]. Most of the recent intersectional research on engineering seems to focuson the interplay of gender and race [2], [3], [4], but also the intersection of gender with thesocioeconomic situation [5], [6], sexual orientation [7], family situation [8], [9], and age [10]has been investigated. Much of the

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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belonging; women in constructionIntroductionLatest figures from the National Employment Survey conducted by the Chilean NationalStatistics Institute [1] show that female participation in the labor market in the quarter fromNovember 2021 to January 2022 was 48.3%. This contrasts with particular economic sectors thathave been traditionally male-dominated, such as construction, in which female participation in2021 was a mere 9.6%. Other parts of the world report similar statistics, for example, womenaccount for just 9.9% of the construction labor force in the United States [2]. Similarly, Regis etal. [3] state that this figure exceeds no more than 10% in Brazil. A salient fact is that women'sparticipation in the labor force is at office and sales

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Ross, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sara Hooshangi, The George Washington University

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mastery experiences are not enough to build general computing self-concept. Sincea lack of computing confidence in women can cause negative attitudes towards the field ofcomputer science, future work should focus on ways in which this confidence can be increasedso as to try and minimize the number of women avoiding or leaving the field of computerscience.1. IntroductionThe gender gap in computer science is not a new problem. For over two and a half decades,women have earned less than 25% of bachelors degrees in computer science [1]. Diversityinequities such as this are a problem because they lead to computer science based innovationsthat are biased, like voice recognition software that cannot recognize female voices [2]. Theyalso take power away

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilknur Aydin, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Mary V Villani, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Lisa Cullington, Sacred Heart University

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AbstractFarmingdale State College (FSC) has taken a multi-faceted approach to tackle the issue of thelow number of women students enrolled in its computing degree programs. FSC has only 8-16%women enrolled in its computing degree programs over the past decade despite doublingenrollment in these programs during the same time. Recognizing the gender disparity incomputing is well-documented as a global and national issue, the three women in computinginitiatives (support programs) instigated at FSC from 2020 are as follows: 1) maintaining awomen in computing student club, 2) hosting summer orientation programs for womencomputing students, and 3) attending women in computing conferences. This study utilizes endof semester surveys as a quantitative tool and aims

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary V Villani, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Ilknur Aydin, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Lisa Cullington, Sacred Heart University

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impacted women students’ SoB and ASC.1. Introduction and BackgroundGender imbalance in computing programs is a persisting issue not only at Farmingdale StateCollege (FSC), but also at the national and international level. The authors have taken a multi-faceted approach to balance the gender gap by running multiple support programs at FSC moreconsistently since fall 2019 [1]. This paper focuses on the intervention of providing womenstudents with an opportunity to attend an overnight, women in computing conference. Preliminaryresults from the first in-person overnight mixed-gender field trip in spring 2022 were positive [2].This paper evaluates the impact of the second in-person overnight trip, that was limited to womenonly in spring 2023.Enrollment

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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, aiming for a UTA-to-student ratio of 1 to 20 in CS1, where students experience faculty lectures followed by practicalexercises.The authors of this paper created a study to determine if UTAs would be a critical componentthat increases the quality and inclusiveness of education for CS students. This study wasconducted at a public research institution and Hispanic serving institution (HSI) in theSoutheastern US region. The study included hiring UTAs and recruiting faculty to participate inthe project. During this process, the faculty and coordinator were focused on UTAs beingapproachable, patient, and willing to engage in a diverse learning community. The long-termobjective is to address the crucial need for computer science classes that maintain

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rita Manco Powell, University of Pennsylvania; Henry Towsner, University of Pennsylvania; Brett Frankel, University of Pennsylvania

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therecruitment of undergraduate women and underrepresented minorities into computer science and mathematics.AbstractIn 2018 women, Black and Hispanic students accounted for 19.9, 9 and 11%, respectively, ofundergraduate degrees in computer science (CS). Black students were awarded 5% of degrees inmath and Hispanic students 11% [1]. This project studied the impact of an Emerging ScholarsProgram, a Peer-Led Team Learning program with the goal of recruiting women andunderrepresented minorities into math and CS. A collaboration between the Mathematics and CSDepartments was established in 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania. Freshman andsophomores with undeclared majors were actively recruited. Workshops led by peer leaders andconducted

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber L Doiron, University of Vermont; Katherine O'Shea; Nicole M Miller, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.; Tracy L Truzansky

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the underrepresentation ofwomen and historically marginalized communities [1]. The need for skilled workers in STEMcontinues to grow, yet women make up only 1/3rd of the STEM workforce [1]. This issue is evenmore pronounced when considering the field of engineering where women hold only 16% thejobs. Furthermore, students in high-poverty populations score significantly worse onmathematics and science assessments in 4th and 8th grade, and classroom teachers with lessexperience in STEM are more prevalent at schools with high-minority or high-povertypopulations [1]. The pandemic exacerbated disparities, with isolation and limited opportunitiesfor formal and informal educational engagement. K-12 education in mathematics and science arethe

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7

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Macarena Becerra-Cid; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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approach,survey data was collected to assess students' sense of belonging as engineering students. Thevalidated survey consists of 33 items distributed in four constructs: 1) Sense of belonging-general, 2) sense of belonging-interactions, 3) Self-efficacy and 4) Perceived institutionalsupport. From this, we identify and discuss the student's sense of belonging and how itinteracts with self-efficacy and perceived institutional support. This research allows us to haveevidence that supports the visibility and creation of initiatives on the services offered tostudents, which impact their sense of belonging.Keywords: sense of belonging; self-efficacy; gender studies; women in engineeringI. Introduction and theoretical frameworkThe sense of belonging is

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

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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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derived from the life history interview where participants describe theirearly lives and pre-college education. Our inductive thematic analysis of the data indicatesthat: (1) The women’s early familial influences allowed non-gender defined ways of being,doing, and aspiring for trying new things. (2) This re/definition of gender in relation to self isreinforced by their success in school and through their accomplishments in other extracurricularactivities. Those activities were not confined or even heavily weighted toward STEM. (3) Not allof the women assumed leadership roles throughout their K-12 schooling. Nevertheless, what iscommon is that through academic and extracurricular engagements they developed confidence, a“can-do” attitude, and a

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5

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Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelly J. Cross, University of Nevada, Reno

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of stereotype threat and thetheoretical framework of epistemic injustice. Stereotype threat examined through the lens ofepistemic injustice offers an extemporaneous perspective on the epistemological interplaybetween culture and individual to tackle the long-standing problem of women’sunderrepresentation in engineering.IntroductionThe origins of engineering in the US stem from mid-19th century universities, in which the firstengineering societies began to form and establish values for the profession [1]–[5]. Becausewhite, cisgender, heterosexual men were the population of individuals that had the most access tostudying engineering in the 1850s, they established the culture and values of engineering basedon their shared identities [6]. As a

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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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Sandra Furnbach Clavijo, Stevens Institute of Technology

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. This paperwill detail the workshop format and supplementing documents, as well as the ideas generatedfrom the pilot workshop. The research practitioner hopes this brainstorming workshop can beused by other program managers to meaningfully engage with female engineering students,implement rapid change, and improve the learning environment for this underrepresented cohortof students.IntroductionDespite many research efforts and programs encouraging women into the STEM fields, in mostengineering disciplines there hasn’t been much progress for the past twenty years. As of datacollected in 2020, women earn only 24% of all undergraduate degrees granted in engineering andmake up 16% of the engineering workforce [1]. Female engineering students may

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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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Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Esther Jose, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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engineering faculty members to choose their paths. In this regard, we aim to assess rolemodels (media or real-life individuals) that influenced the current engineering faculty members’identity development. Our research questions are: 1) What kind of role models did currentengineering faculty members have while growing up? 2) How do these beliefs and experiencesabout role modeling vary across gender and race/ethnicity? 3) Do existing engineering facultymembers consider themselves as role models? and 4) How often and in which areas doengineering faculty members believe they support the growth of their students as role models?To answer our research questions, we collected faculty members' responses through an ongoinganonymous survey of engineering

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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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Alexis Nicole Barney, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University

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known that female students often experience a “chilly” cultural climate in engineering,affecting many student outcomes, including persistence in engineering programs, but the currentliterature lacks a comparison of women’s experiences across different engineering disciplines.Perspectives of male students on gender equity and perception of cultural climate across differentdisciplines are also missing. We studied three engineering disciplines—aerospace, civil, andchemical—with varying proportions of female students to investigate the following researchquestions: 1) What is the current state of the cultural climate for women studying engineering intheir respective disciplines at the studied university? How do increased proportions of

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8

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College (FSC) has doubled over the past decade whilethe percentage of women in these majors has remained steady at 8-15%. The short-term goal ofthis study was to explore the implementation of institutional initiatives to improve the experienceof women in undergraduate computing degree programs. The long-term goal is to increaseretention and recruitment to balance the gender disparity in enrollment. For this project, FSCdesigned and implemented multiple co-curricular support programs (initiatives). Despite scarcelocal opportunities for funding due to the global COVID19 pandemic, local funding was securedfor these initiatives. This paper presents the three works in progress initiatives started at FSC toaddress gender imbalance, including 1

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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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Spencer Szczesny, Pennsylvania State University; Alyssa Salazar; Ann Cameron Casasanta

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andindustry. For example, while women earn 58% of undergraduate degrees across all disciplines,they account for only 24% of undergraduate students in engineering [1], [2]. Research suggeststhat this is partly due to women voluntarily choosing not to pursue an engineering educationbecause their main motivators (e.g., personal fulfillment, societal benefit) do not match theirperception of engineering careers [3], [4]. Consistent with these assertions, women earn an equalproportion of undergraduate degrees in certain engineering subfields that have an explicit goal ofimproving societal outcomes (e.g., biomedical engineering) [2]. Nevertheless, even inbiomedical engineering, there is a steep decline in female representation at the graduate studentand

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine MacKenzie Campbell, University of Toronto, Canada; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto, Canada; Jessica J. Li, P.E., University of Toronto, Canada; Philip Asare, University of Toronto, Canada; Emily Moore, University of Toronto, Canada

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’ career aspirations and expectationsIntroductionIn the last decade the representation of women at the undergraduate engineering level has slowlybut steadily increased, reaching 24% Canada-wide in 2020 [1]. At the institution providing thesetting for the present study women now make up nearly 40% of the undergraduate cohortsuggesting a promising trend toward gender equity. However, representation of women amonglicensed Professional Engineers (P.Eng.) has not kept pace, with women comprising only 20% ofnewly licensed Canadian P.Eng.’s each year and just 14% of Professional Engineers overall [2-3]. This representation gap in the profession is compounded with the low rates of licensureamong engineering graduates in

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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 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Najme Kishani Farahani, University of Toronto, Canada; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto, Canada; Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto, Canada

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the engineering faculty. The resultssuggest a) supporting first-year undergraduate students as they, particularly women, have theirlowest grades in the first year, b) diversifying admission requirements to benefit from the largeapplicant pools in the most populated departments, c) improving international applicants’admission success rate, who are refused admission due to high tuition fees, d) enhancingdomestic students application rate, and e) learning from success stories in the faculty.Keywords: gender equity, gender parity, engineering, graduate studiesIntroductionThe small number of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and morespecifically, in engineering, has been well documented during the last few decades [1], [2

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Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Perspectives on Advancing Women and Gender Equity in Engineering - for the Next 130 Years

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baishakhi Bose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Haleh Barmaki Brotherton, Clemson University; Theo Hopper, University of Michigan; Pamela Martínez Oquendo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lily M. Wang P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Tech; Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University

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. Presenters shared ways they are enacting structural changes and social justiceinitiatives to propel towards a more equitable future for all womxn in engineering. Thesereflections provide a perspective that is not commonly found in the current literature, and theirconclusions provide insight into where future research efforts could be focused.IntroductionThe United States Congress has made many efforts to increase the number of womxn andunderrepresented minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) [1-2]. In this panel paper, the word “womxn” is referencing the intersectional feminist spelling of theword “woman”; this spelling seeks to avoid the suggestion of sexism and dualisms of gender andsexuality, to be inclusive to

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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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Education, 2023Examining the impact of state-level affirmative action bans on the enrollment of historically excluded students in engineering schoolsIntroductionAffirmative action policies were originally implemented in the United States to correctdisadvantages felt by historically excluded groups [1]. Nine individual U.S. states have sincebanned affirmative action practices. These bans extend to college admissions, where applicantcharacteristics such as race and gender can no longer be taken into consideration. Past researchon university enrollment in all degree programs has shown a decrease in enrollment of Blackstudents, both overall and at public institutions specifically, associated with state-levelaffirmative action bans [2]. Because

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Boyce, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Madeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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in male students [18]. Among pre-pandemic students, we previously found thatfemale engineering students have a higher grade-threshold for seeking SI [1], are more likely touse SI and with a greater frequency [7], are more likely to find SI helpful [3], and receive greaterbenefits from SI, in terms of improved grade outcomes [2,7] compared to their male peers.Whether an individual is a first-generation college student and/or a member of anunderrepresented population may also impact their self-efficacy and inclinations to seek helpduring their first year of college. For example, Whitley et al. reported that first-generationstudents are less likely to seek out institutional resources, such as SI [19]. Engle and Tintohypothesized that this

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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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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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educationalenvironments, particularly at Primarily White Institutions (PWI), are often seen as a White space as definedby Anderson, in which people of color are “typically absent, not expected, or marginalized when present”[1]. Individuals in the majority (white staff, faculty, and students) often view these spaces as well integratedor neutral, yet REM people (faculty and students of color) and women approach these spaces with cautionas they often experience discrimination or isolation. Makerspaces are an area within the engineeringeducational environment that are approached with caution amongst REM people (faculty and students ofcolor) and women students.Makerspaces provide students with rich out-of-classroom experiences that deepen technical knowledge[2]and

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

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and NS BD training grants at FIU. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Exploring Institutional Retention Support Initiatives for Retaining Women of Color STEM FacultyIntroductionAlthough women’s representation has generally increased in some STEM fields in theprofessoriate [1], Women of Color (WOC) still face unique challenges due to unfavorableinstitutional climates [2], microaggressions based on race and gender [3], and hostiledepartmental climates [4]. As a result, WOC experiences chilly work environments [5],including isolation and tokenism [6]. While the literature on the challenges incurred by WOCSTEM faculty is significant, these challenges are

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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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1.Prior to the formation of GradWIE, we developed and distributed a pilot survey to all graduatestudents in the College of Engineering to gauge (1) the need for community and (2) studentinterest in creating a group for women who are graduate students in the engineering field. Ourprocess of assessing community needs prior to organizing within the community couldpotentially benefit the thousands of university student organizations in the United States.Students’ valuable time and energy during very challenging years at university [1] could bedirected towards creating more effective, meaningful outcomes of their extracurricular activities.Such experience may enhance professional appeal. Student organizations, especially thoseintended to support

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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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Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Doty, University of Delaware

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Paper ID #38480Fostering Inclusive Department Climates: A Workshop for DepartmentChairs at the University of XDr. Shawna Vican, University of Delaware Shawna Vican is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University. As a scholar of gender and organizations, Dr. Vican’s work seeks to understand why gender inequality in the workplace persists and how orga- nizations can affect change, with three main research streams: (1) how organizational practices shape workplace gender inequality, (2) explaining heterogeneity in employer

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camila Zapata, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Yunia Valentina Recaman, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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engineeringIntroductionWomen now have better access to higher education compared to previous generations. A studyshows that women's participation in higher education in recent years has surpassed that of men[1]. However, this increase in enrollment by women in higher education does not lead to greaterwomen representation in leadership and decision-making positions. For example, in the field ofeducation, a study by Riquelme [2], found that the number of woman rectors at Chileanuniversities belonging to the Consortium of State Universities of Chile (CUECH, in its Spanishacronym) is only 16.7%. According to the data, these leadership positions are highly dominatedby men, meaning there is an overrepresentation of males in said positions. The presence of agender

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debarati Basu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl

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, such as the ASEE Annual Conference andthe Frontiers in Education Conference. Future work will share the extent to which the reviewedliterature discussed interventions to recruit or retain women in the engineering professoriate, andwhether these interventions vary by the type of institution.IntroductionThere have been considerable efforts towards increasing the representation of women in scienceand engineering, which have resulted in an increase in the number of women earning advanceddegrees in these fields, including PhDs. However, these gains have not translated into asignificant increase in the representation of women in the engineering professoriate [1]. Thereare funding opportunities available to institutions who seek to address concerns