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Women and Engineering: A Workforce Development Issue

In: Workforce Development

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  • Michelle Wallace

    (Southern Cross University)

  • Neroli Sheldon

    (Southern Cross University)

Abstract

Engineers are critical to the economic innovation and productivity of nations through the production of knowledge, patents and technology as well as by driving sustainable social and economic development. However there is a growing worldwide scarcity in almost all engineering fields and, while the career is generally well-remunerated with good career prospects, there is an under-representation of women studying or working in engineering roles. This chapter discusses the role of early socialisation, schooling and university education in contributing to the low levels of girls participating in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects needed to study engineering and the gender disparity in engineering courses as well as the leaky pipeline of qualified women in the engineering profession. The chapter also describes a range of initiatives that attempt to address these issues that have resulted in skills wastage and engineering skills shortages in most countries.

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  • Michelle Wallace & Neroli Sheldon, 2014. "Women and Engineering: A Workforce Development Issue," Springer Books, in: Roger Harris & Tom Short (ed.), Workforce Development, edition 127, chapter 7, pages 113-129, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-4560-58-0_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4560-58-0_7
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    Cited by:

    1. Lettie Basani Phume & Anita Bosch, 2020. "The Attraction and Retention of Black Woman Actuaries," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 21(2), pages 392-403, April.
    2. Natalia Wagner & Bogusz Wiśnicki, 2022. "The Importance of Emerging Technologies to the Increasing of Corporate Sustainability in Shipping Companies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-20, September.

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