Women in engineering: A qualitative investigation of the contextual support and barriers to their career choice

Mozahem, Najib A.; Ghanem, Carla; Hamieh, Farida K.; Shoujaa, Reem E.

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2019.03.014

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“…STEM programs in higher education and academia are hardly an exception from the influence of patriarchy prevalent in society. Mozahem et al (2019) found that female engineering students in Lebanon suffered from being ignored and undervalued as their qualifications were constantly in question in the workplace. Therefore, it is not surprising that many female international students from Asian countries with explicit patriarchal domination develop a favorable view of the American cultural environment that seems to uphold individual aspiration, accomplishment, and meritocracy (Dutta, 2015;Le et al, 2016).…”

Section: Cultural Contexts Of Losing Female Talents In Stem Pipelinesmentioning

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Walking on Gender Tightrope With Multiple Marginalities

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This phenomenological research explored how international female students understand the role of gender and national origin in their program experiences and how they cope with the challenges derived from their triple marginalities—gender, race/ethnicity, and foreign nationality. Based on in-depth interviews with 22 international female students enrolled in various STEM disciplines, we drew four thematic findings that illustrate the participants’ multiple marginalities and ironic coping strategies grounded in their prior cultural upbringing and contextualized in the hostile cultural environment of STEM programs against women. This study suggests that STEM educators in higher education understand the multifaceted struggles of international female students as a triple minority in their graduate programs and provide culturally relevant support and professional mentoring.

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Section: Cultural Contexts Of Losing Female Talents In Stem Pipelinesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Walking on Gender Tightrope With Multiple Marginalities

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Wang

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“…A second limitation of the model is that vicarious experiences have been solely represented by the percentage of similar others in a similar field. Once again, this is a simplification because research has also found that females might choose to enter a certain field because a significant individual in her life is part of that field (Mozahem et al 2019). In other words, not all similar individuals have a similar effect on the focal individual.…”

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Social cognitive theory and women’s career choices: an agent—based model simulation

Mozahem

2020

Comput Math Organ Theory

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An agent-based model is proposed and tested. This model aims to simulate agency as conceptualized in Bandura's (Am Psychol 37:122–147, 1982; Organ Behav Hum Decis Process 50:248–287; Annu Rev Psychol 52: 1–26) Social cognitive theory. Social cognitive theory has been used to explain the continued underrepresentation of females in certain fields, most notably fields that are associated with engineering and technology. The theory proposes that agents acquire information from four different sources, and then, through a process of reciprocal interaction, these agents develop their perception of self-efficacy. In this study, an agent-based model is used to model this interaction. The output from the simulation supports the validity of the model used and illustrates how agency "emerges" from the triadic interaction. The model successfully simulates several of the theorized aspects of social cognitive theory. The simulation results reveal that even small gendered differences can lead to female misrepresentation in certain fields. The model also shows that female discouragement plays a larger role than male encouragement in female underrepresentation. The implications of these results are discussed. Finally, the limitations of the model are discussed, along with directions for future research.

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“…Sebagian besar wanita karir mempertimbangkan bagaimana cara memperkuat hubungan dan membangun kepercayaan di lingkungan pekerjaan (Sökjer-Petersen & Thorssell, 2008). Selain itu, wanita karir juga memiliki ketergantungan terhadap lingkungan sosialnya (Mozahem, Ghanem, Hamieh, & Shoujaa, 2019).…”

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Analisis Kebutuhan Wanita Karir Di Bidang Pendidikan Era Millenial

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Hidayat

2020

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Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kebutuhan wanita karir khusunya bidang pendidikan di era milenial. Teknologi yang terus berkembang memberikan dampak pada wanita karir dalam menghadapi tantangan pekerjaan dan keluarga. Untuk meningkatkan kinerja, wanita karir membutuhkan skill dan keterampilan yang disesuaikan dengan kemajuan teknologi. Disisi lain, wanita karir juga memiliki tantangan dalam mengurus keluarga terutama dalam mendidik karakter anak. Wanita karir memiliki peran yang strategis dalam mendorong pembangunan yakni sebagai manajer rumah tangga, sebagai pelaku ekonomi dan sebagai perempuan karir. Artikel ini juga menganalisis tantangan yang dihadapi wanita karir dalam melaksanakan perannya di era milenial.Kata Kunci: Wanita Karir; Era Milenial; Analisis Kebutuhan

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Women in engineering: A qualitative investigation of the contextual support and barriers to their career choice

Cited by 40 publications

References 38 publications

Walking on Gender Tightrope With Multiple Marginalities

Walking on Gender Tightrope With Multiple Marginalities

Social cognitive theory and women’s career choices: an agent—based model simulation

Analisis Kebutuhan Wanita Karir Di Bidang Pendidikan Era Millenial

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