Women in engineering in Canada: the next challenges

Author

Frize, Monique

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB, Canada

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

26-29 May 1996

Firstpage

365

Abstract

Enrolments of women in engineering have increased steadily (at the rate of 1 percent per year) for the past five or six years. We may reach a plateau, or see a decline, if the obstacles that are more systemic in nature and embedded in the culture, the curriculum and the teaching style, are not removed. The workplace environment is also a major factor and issues such as accommodating career and family (for both sexes), the elimination of harassment, sexism, and discrimination will have a positive impact on the retention of women who have chosen to be engineers. Women must also participate actively in the governance of the profession if it is to reflect their perspectives and respond to their needs

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; gender issues; Canada; career; curriculum; discrimination elimination; engineering courses; engineering profession governance; family; harassment elimination; sexism elimination; teaching style; women engineers; workplace environment; Continuing education; Dentistry; Educational institutions; Employment; Engineering profession; Government; Maintenance engineering; Mathematics; Niobium; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1996. Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Calgary, Alta.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3143-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1996.548113

Filename

548113