• DocumentCode
    2067528
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    26-28 June 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISTAS.2008.4559761
  • Filename
    4559761
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2067528