DocumentCode
2165817
Title
Mentoring women in science, engineering and technology in higher education
Author
Birch, M. ; Gibbs, B. ; Hanson, J. ; Nedwell, J.C. ; Porter, V.A. ; Waters, B.
Author_Institution
Bolton Inst., UK
Volume
1
fYear
2002
fDate
3-4 Jan. 2002
Abstract
The Athena Project is a UK-wide initiative which aims to improve the access, participation and promotion of women in science, engineering and technology (SET) in Higher Education (HE). The project developed out of the UK Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals´ (CVCP) agenda to remove barriers and discrimination against women in HE and to significantly increase the number of women in senior positions by 2007. In 1999, six BE institutions in the UK were awarded development grants to support schemes to further the aims of the Athena Project. The funding obtained by Bolton Institute was used to help set up a pilot mentoring scheme for female staff and students in SET.
Keywords
engineering education; gender issues; Athena Project; Bolton Institute; UK; engineering; female staff; female students; higher education; mentoring scheme; science; technology; women mentoring;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Engineering Education 2002: Professional Engineering Scenarios (Ref. No. 2002/056), IEE
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic:20020094
Filename
1028455
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