Title :
Gender gap in technological disciplines: Societal causes and consequences
Author :
Dahlmann, Nina ; Elsner, Maria ; Jeschke, Sabina ; Natho, Nicole ; Schroder, Christian
Author_Institution :
Center for Multimedia in Educ. & Res. - MuLF, Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin
Abstract :
Despite extensive social changes and intensive political efforts to establish equal opportunities, women are still a minority in the fields of natural sciences and engineering both at universities and in the related professional fields. This low ratio leads to severe consequences both for women and society.
Keywords :
engineering education; gender issues; natural sciences; social aspects of automation; extensive social changes; natural sciences; technological disciplines; Asia; Computer science; Cultural differences; Educational technology; Equal opportunities; Informatics; Information technology; Mechanical engineering; South America; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 2008. ISTAS 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Fredericton, NB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1669-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1670-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.2008.4559761
