Ethical Engineering and Respect for The ‘Other’

Abstract

Engineers have a very important role and responsibility in shaping modern society. Diversity amongst engineers is important in fulfilling this responsibility and ensuring that the creativity and needs of the whole population are taken account of. However, only a small percentage of engineers are female and very few of them are disabled. The paper discusses the experiences of women and disabled engineers in the context of othering and considers the way in which the existence of binary divides facilitates marginalisation and exclusion. It also discusses the need to involve end-users in design and development and education to encourage this, with a particular focus on disabled end-users.

Embedding ethics of care into sustainable human resource management to foster gender inclusive work culture in engineering

“…Engineering plays a critical role in transforming modern society (Hersh, 2017;Seager, Selinger & Wiek, 2012). However, the profession itself also needs to evolve in response to changing societal needs (Chubin, May & Babco, 2005).…”