DocumentCode :
528992
Title :
The productivity and career development of women in science and technology
Author :
Chou, Ying-Chyi ; Yen, Hsin-Yi ; Chang, Pao-Long
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bus. Adm., Tunghai Univ., Taichung, Taiwan
fYear :
2010
fDate :
18-22 July 2010
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
In the 21st century the role of women in science and technological (WIST) field are very important. They are technical workforce in the labor market. Many countries are actively promoting policy of women in higher education and R&D careers. Utilization of the talents of women should not be viewed only from the perspective of gender equity. In the rapid economic development today, WIST´s productivity and career development must be understood. This research paper is to understand the contribution of WIST and suggest organization provides suitable career development programs to reduce their intention to leave. The goal is increasing WIST´s visibility and participation in science and technological field. The principal theme presented in the paper is career of women in science and technology (WIST). To evaluate the career gap which the differences between careers needs and career development programs. Moreover, it is exam the relationship of career development gap and turnover intention.
Keywords :
further education; gender issues; labour resources; productivity; research and development; R&D careers; career development; economic development; gender equity; higher education; labor market; productivity; technical workforce; women in science and technological field; Career development; Employment; Engineering profession; Face; Maintenance engineering; Organizations; Personnel;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Technology Management for Global Economic Growth (PICMET), 2010 Proceedings of PICMET '10:
Conference_Location :
Phuket
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8203-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-890843-21-2
Type :
conf
Filename :
5602091
Link To Document :
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