Engineering Careers: Women in a Male-Dominated Field.

Autor/inn/en	Jagacinski, Carolyn M.; und weitere
Titel	Engineering Careers: Women in a Male-Dominated Field.
Quelle	(1983), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Career Choice; Educational Background; Employee Attitudes; Employment Level; Engineering Education; Engineers; Females; Higher Education; Job Satisfaction; Minority Groups; National Surveys; Occupational Surveys; Participant Characteristics; Science Education; Sex Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorbildung; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Beschäftigungsgrad; Ingenieurausbildung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Ethnische Minderheit; Berufsanalyse; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied
Abstract	Responses from a national survey of engineers were used to compare background and career characteristics of male/female engineers (N=1961) differing in number of years since completing the bachelor of science degree (5 or less, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20 years). Findings indicate that parents of women engineers were more likely to hold college degrees and to be employed in professional positions than were the parents of male engineers. Among those who had received their degree more than 5 years ago, more women than men had obtained advanced degrees. Younger engineers/men made their decision to pursue engineering sooner than did older engineers/women. Work-related factors were rated as most important in influencing decisions to pursue engineering degrees. While men and women reported comparable levels of technical responsibility in current jobs, women reported lower levels of supervisory responsibility and lower salaries than did men, the descrepancy most apparent among engineers receiving the bachelor of science degree more than 10 years ago. Women also rated their jobs lower than did men on career advancement opportunities and were less satisfied with progress made in their careers. However, the vast majority reported satisfaction with current jobs, with older engineers reporting greater satisfaction than younger engineers. (Author/JN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01