Title :
Seeking clues to promote the participation of women in electrical engineering studies
Author :
Alejos, Ana V. ; Garcia Sanchez, Manuel ; Falcone, Francisco ; Lopez Martin, Antonio ; Milagros, Maria Pilar
Author_Institution :
Dept. Teor. de la Senal y Comun., Univ. de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Abstract :
In this contribution we discuss the need to analyze the problem of the scarcity of women in electrical engineering studies. We describe an ongoing survey to investigate the factors of gender segregation in this career. It also intends to transfer to classroom measures that encourage the presence of women in electrical engineering.
Keywords :
electrical engineering education; gender issues; electrical engineering studies; gender segregation; women participation; women scarcity problem; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Market research; Diversity; European Higher Education Area (EHEA); Gender; recruitment and retention;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826103
