Mehr Frauen in die Technik : der weite Weg vom Anliegen zur Umsetzung'
Titelübersetzung:More women in Technology : The long way from concern to implementation
Autor/in:
Ratzer, Brigitte; Gartner, Helga
Quelle: Diversitas : Zeitschrift für Managing Diversity und Diversity Studies, (2013) Nr. 1, S. 41-48
Inhalt: "Bringing more Women into Technology is currently a much discussed theme with a strong economic Background: the shortage of qualified technicians in high tech industry. This causes an increasing demand for specialized female technicians thus resulting in an increase of versatile initiatives for the transition from university to the Labor market; however their effect was unconvincingly so far. The project CHANGES was carried out at Vienna University of Technology (TU) together with two Austrian companies positioned in the field of cooperative research. The aim was to accompany female technicians in their career entry. Based on the experiences of CHANGES, this article reflects systematically upon the conception and realization of measures at the intersection of universities and companies and provides recommendations for further discussion. Starting point for further considerations are the socio-scientific debates about affirmative action programs in the field of engineering science. The article concludes with practical recommendations and shall facilitate the recruiting and engagement of female personnel in the field of technology." (author's abstract)
CEWS Kategorie:Geschlechterverhältnis, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Women in the rat race : women's careers in technological higher education
Titelübersetzung:Frauen im ständigen Konkurrenzkampf: Hochschulkarriere von Frauen in technologischen Fachbereichen
Autor/in:
Béraud, André
Quelle: Encouragement to advance - supporting women in European science careers. Anke Lipinsky (Hrsg.). Bielefeld: Kleine (cews.Beiträge Frauen in Wissenschaft und Forschung), 2009, S. 154-183
Inhalt: "Also supported by the 6th EU Framework Programme, the PROMETEA project is described in the article 'Women in the rat race'. The aim of the project was to develop a better understanding of gender issues in various engineering and technology research settings. It involved seventeen teams from thirteen countries along with a private company. The experience and recommendations resulting from this project in this special area should receive broad dissemination." (excerpt)
CEWS Kategorie:Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerk
Innovationen - Technikwelten, Frauenwelten : Chancen für einen geschlechtergerechten Wandel des Innovationssystems in Deutschland
Titelübersetzung:Innovations - technological worlds, women's worlds : opportunities for a gender-friendly change in the innovation system in Germany
Herausgeber/in:
Buhr, Regina
Quelle: Berlin: Wostok Verl.-Ges., 2006. 176 S.
Inhalt: "Das Buch zeigt, dass technisch qualifizierte Frauen nicht zuletzt aufgrund des demographischen Wandels und des sich anbahnenden Fachkräftemangels immer dringender gebraucht werden. Technik wird für immer mehr junge Frauen attraktiv. Noch nie gab es so viele Studienanfängerinnen in den Ingenieurwissenschaften. Doch immer mehr Technikfrauen verlassen oder verlieren nach einiger Zeit ihren technischen Arbeitsplatz. Nur mit den Kompetenzen, dem Wissen und den Fertigkeiten qualifizierter Technikerinnen und Ingenieurinnen ist jedoch die technische Vorrangstellung Deutschlands zu erhalten. Wenn man mehr Mädchen und Frauen für technische Berufe gewinnen und ihre erfolgreichen Karriereverläufe in diesen Bereichen sichern will, dann müssen Änderungen in den Rahmenbedingungen von Schule, Ausbildung und Studium stärker als bisher mit strukturellen und kulturellen Veränderungen der Arbeitswelt verknüpft werden, stellen die Autorinnen und Autoren fest. Um sicherzustellen, dass junge Frauen in ihren anvisierten Berufsfeldern gehalten werden, bedarf es zudem gesellschaftlicher, wirtschaftlicher und politischer Veränderungen, die schulische Techniksozialisation, technische Ausbildung und Berufstätigkeit als verzahnte Einheit betrachten." (Autorenreferat)
A gendered look at interdisciplinary engineering education
Titelübersetzung:Ein feministischer Blick auf die interdisziplinäre Ingenieurausbildung
Autor/in:
Wächter, Christine
Quelle: Yearbook 2005 of the Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society. Arno Bammé (Hrsg.), Günter Getzinger (Hrsg.), Bernhard Wieser (Hrsg.). München: Profil-Verl. (Technik- und Wissenschaftsforschung), 2005, S. 469-493
Inhalt: "It is widely acknowledged that education institutions and companies that mainly recruit male employees leave out an enormous Pool of gifted women. This is especially relevant for the area of science and engineering. In recent years, various studies have shown that what drives women away from technology are not women's deficits in, for example, abstract thinking but the content and the climate of teaching and working prevalent in technical institutions,-institutions that are still formatively influenced by a culture of 'dominant masculinity'. Universities and other training institutions are therefore called upon to improve their curricula, thus making both the climate and the content of teaching appropriate to attract and satisfy both men and women. A one-year exploratory research project was carried out as an Accompanying Measure for the IHP Programme of the European Union, to put the hypothesis to the test of whether a higher proportion of non-technical subjects in engineering degree courses (at least 25 percent) would make these more attractive for women. This paper will draw an the specific situation in Austria." (author's abstract)
CEWS Kategorie:Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Hochschulen
Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerksbeitrag
Building careers, transforming institutions : underrepresented women and minorities, leadership opportunities, and interinstitutional networking
Autor/in:
Niemeier, D.A.; Smith, Vicki
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 11 (2005) No. 2, S. 181-196
Inhalt: "Transforming universities does not occur exclusively as a result of the actions of current university leaders but additionally requires the collective efforts of women who are interested in mobility and opportunity for women across the board, and who are committed to changing the broad work environment for women in the academy. In engineering, the representation of women in mid-career and senior-level faculty positions remains very low, with even fewer women assuming leadership positions such as department chair or research center director. In this article, we examine outcomes of the National Science Foundation sponsored 1st Women in Engineering Leadership Conference in the fall of 2000. The conference was designed to enable women engineers to develop the types of network that can facilitate transition to leadership positions. With an analysis of data gathered from surveys at three points in time, we track the issues that were salient to women who were considering leadership roles (both obstacles to and aspirations for); identify the benefits accrued from participation in the conference and from subsequent networking activities; and propose future interventions that may enhance and promote interinstitutional networking." (author's abstract)
CEWS Kategorie:Netzwerke und Organisationen, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Geschlechterverhältnis
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
The effect of World War II on women in engineering
Autor/in:
Barker, Anne M.
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 9 (2003) No. 3-4
Inhalt: "The field of engineering has been one of the most difficult for women to enter. Even
with an increase in the proportion of women in the engineering workforce from 0.3%
before the 1970s to 9.5% in 1999, women are still seriously underrepresented. This
article examines the history of women in engineering in the United States during World
War II. Women were actively recruited as engineering aides by the federal government,
which saw them as a temporary substitute for men who were in the military. Yet this
crisis did not break down the barriers to and prejudices against women in engineering,
nor did it give them a real opportunity to become professional engineers equal to
men. After the war, calls for a return to normalcy were used to reestablish social
norms, which kept women at home and reserved desirable places in the workforce, including
in engineering, for men." (author's abstract)|
CEWS Kategorie:Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
An account of women's progress in engineering : a social cognitive perspective
Autor/in:
Vogt, Christina
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 9 (2003) No. 3-4, S. 217-238
Inhalt: "Traditionally, women were not welcome in higher education, especially in male-dominated fields. Undoubtedly, women have dramatically increased their enrollments in many once male-only fields, such as law, medicine, and several of the sciences; nevertheless, engineering remains a field where women continue to be underrepresented. This has often been attributed to social barriers in engineering classrooms. However, a new turn of events has been reported: Young women entering engineering may receive higher grades and have a greater tendency to remain than men. To examine what has recently changed, the author applied Bandura's triadic model of reciprocity between environment, self, and behavior. The measured variables included academic integration or discrimination, self-measures of academic self-confidence, engineering self-efficacy, and behaviors taken to self-regulate learning: critical thinking, effort, peer learning, and help seeking. The data revealed that women apply slightly more effort and have slightly less self-efficacy than men. Their academic confidence is nearly equal in almost all areas. Most significantly, many previous gender biases appear diminished, and those that do exist are slight. However, it is recommended that continued efforts be undertaken to attract and retain women in engineering programs." (author's abstract)
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 8 (2002) No. 1, S. 41-52
Inhalt: "Achievement-related beliefs were examined among a group of 238 college students in engineering (38 female, 104 male) and nonengineering majors (57 female, 39 male) to understand why women enter engineering majors at a low rate and are more likely than men to leave such majors. The results indicated that (a) among the engineering majors, women were more likely than men to identify engineering aptitude as a fixed ability, a belief that was associated with a tendency to drop classes when faced with difficulty; (b) female engineering majors were more likely to perceive male and female engineering students as receiving different treatment than their male counterparts; and (c) female engineering majors tended to place more emphasis on extrinsic factors and less emphasis on intrinsic factors than female nonengineering majors, a pattern not seen among men. Implications for intervention programs are discussed." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Studentin; Ingenieurwissenschaft; Ingenieurin; Planung; Karriere
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Who gets promoted? : gender differences in science and engineering academia
Autor/in:
Olson, Kristen
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 8 (2002) No. 3-4, S. 347-362
Inhalt: "Using a nationally representative sample of doctoral academic scientists and engineers, this study examines gender differences in the likelihood of having tenure and senior faculty ranks after controlling for academic age, field, doctoral origins, employing educational institution, productivity, postdoctoral positions, work activities, and family characteristics. Logistic regressions show that many of these controls are significant; that biology and employment at comprehensive universities have a gender-specific advantage for women; and that postdoctoral positions, teaching instead of doing administrative work, and having children have a gender-specific disadvantage. Although the statistical methods employed here do not reveal the exact nature of how gender inequities in science and engineering careers arise, the author suggests that they exist." (author's abstract)