Project Scope

An ad hoc committee, under the auspices of the standing Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM) will convene a public workshop to examine the career outcomes of women recipients of bachelor's degrees in engineering. The ad hoc committee will organize the workshop to coincide with the 2013 NAE Engineering Convocation, which draws many leaders of engineering societies and associations. This will provide an opportunity to engage leaders of engineering societies and association in the workshop. The topic of the importance of educating and training a technical workforce has received significant public interest lately, but there has been much less on the subject of retaining scientific and technical workers in the workforce. The ad hoc committee will convene a workshop to answer questions about the gender differences in post-bachelor's retention in engineering. Some potential questions to be addressed at the workshop include: Are women less likely to stay in engineering because of work and family issues? Do women have better success than men in moving from technical to managerial work in engineering? An individually-authored summary of the workshop will be published.

Meetings & Events

Leaning In or Creating Their own Path? Workshop on Career Outcomes of Female Engineers

Reception: 5 - 6:30 pm, April 23, 2013 | Members Room | NAS building, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418 
Workshop: 9 am - 1:30 pm, April 24, 2013 | Lecture Room | NAS building, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418 
 

AGENDA
 

Staff

Catherine Didion, Director
Wei Jing, Research Associate

Sponsors

This workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation under award # 1137641. Any opnions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this workshop are those of the participant(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

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