期刊名称：Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度：2020
页码：1-8
DOI：10.24908/pceea.vi0.14147
出版社：The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要：Women are underrepresented in the Canadian engineering profession at a rate of nearly 10:1 when compared to their male counterparts. This poses a problem for a profession whose goal is to provide innovative and inclusive solutions that work for all people. In Manitoba, while women are underrepresented in engineering at the same rate as the national average, there is also evidence that some either never enter the profession after graduation, or leave at various stages in their career. While there is significant literature to examine recruitment to and retention of women to engineering study at colleges and universities, there is much less research on women’s persistence in engineering practice post-graduation. Accordingly, this study was designed to address the research question: What are the elements of women’s experiences in the engineering profession that both enable and deter their persistence in the profession, and how do these elements or factors interact with one another over time & space? The findings generally align with the literature-based conceptual framework and indicate that this is a multi-dimensional problem that includes factors such as a need for improved work-life balance, workplace cultural shifts, and confidence building. Implications of these finding include a need to support both new graduates in the licensure process and former members who wish to return to practice. Concrete proposals to ease re-entry to practice are also presented.
关键词：women in engineering;retention in engineering;career persistence
