Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering Education: Looking Through the Gender Question

Becky Strachan; Aruquia Peixoto; María de los Angeles Martinez; Carina Soledad González González; Pedro Plaza; Manuel Blazquez; Manuel Castro

Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering Education: Looking Through the Gender Question

Becky Strachan, Aruquia Peixoto, María de los Angeles Martinez, Carina Soledad González González, Pedro Plaza, Manuel Blazquez, Manuel Castro

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Abstract

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) field in general, and Engineering, suffer from a lack of diversity. Yet there is growing evidence that more diverse organizations are more successful and effective. There is also a global shortage of STEM and engineering skills that can be tackled by addressing the lack of diversity in the field. One obvious way to view this problem is by looking at gender. Women make up 50% of the population, but in Engineering the number of female students and professionals is clearly less than this, often around 10 – 25% in many parts of the world. This underrepresentation of women leads us to think about other groups that are underrepresented in Engineering; these include Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and those from socially deprived backgrounds. This paper examines a number of approaches to support diversity and inclusion to encourage a greater uptake of engineering by underrepresented groups and to retain people in the sector.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2018
Event	IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference 2018 - University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Duration: 18 Apr 2018 → 20 Apr 2018 http://www.educon-conference.org/current/

Conference

Conference	IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference 2018
Abbreviated title	EDUCON2018
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Period	18/04/18 → 20/04/18
Internet address	http://www.educon-conference.org/current/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

diversity
inclusion
engineering education

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Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering Education: Looking Through the Gender Question

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