DocumentCode :
238489
Title :
The influence of gender in the adoption of engineering studies
Author :
Vazquez Alejos, Ana ; Garcia Sanchez, Manuel ; Milagros, Maria Pilar ; Falcone, Francisco ; Sanchis, Pablo ; Lopez-Martin, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Dipt. Teor. de la Senal y Comun., Univ. de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
fYear :
2014
fDate :
11-13 June 2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
4
Abstract :
Gender equality is one of the major goals in the social development of XXI century. In this work we analyzed the role of gender in the adoption of college studies focused on scientific and technical fields, with emphasis on engineering studies. As is apparent, it is necessary to continue to promote such studies in order to achieve those objectives of equality. An ongoing survey is described to investigate the factors of gender segregation in this career. It is also proposed to transfer to the classroom measures that encourage the presence of women in electrical engineering.
Keywords :
educational institutions; electrical engineering; engineering education; gender issues; social sciences; XXI century; classroom measures; electrical engineering; engineering study adoption; gender equality objectives; gender influence; gender segregation; scientific fields; social development; technical fields; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Engineering profession; Europe; Market research; Writing; Engineering Degrees; European Higher Education Area (EHEA); Gender Influence; Women in Engineering;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Tecnologias Aplicadas a la Ensenanza de la Electronica (Technologies Applied to Electronics Teaching) (TAEE), 2014 XI
Conference_Location :
Bilbao
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/TAEE.2014.6900178
Filename :
6900178
Link To Document :
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