Barriers to participation in engineering and the value of interventions to improve diversity

Despite considerable effort, there is still much to be done to improve girls' participation in [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] STEM education and careers. The Engineering for Australia Taskforce has appreciated the need to act based on four issues they have identified: (1) Engineering enrolments do not reflect the diversity of the Australian population, particularly gender diversity; (2) Engineering has a low visibility in schools (and in society generally); (3) Despite numerous outreach and engagement programs and initiatives, gender parity in undergraduate enrolments has n... Show more

Authors: Corrigan, Deborah; Aikens, Kathleen

Published: Clayton, Victoria, Monash University, 2020

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 30 p.

Access item: http://educationfutures.monash.edu/barriers-to-participation-in-engineering

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