Gender Differences in Professional Identities and Development of Engineering Skills among Early Career Engineers in Finland

Autor/inn/en	Naukkarinen, Johanna; Bairoh, Susanna
Titel	Gender Differences in Professional Identities and Development of Engineering Skills among Early Career Engineers in Finland
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 47 (2022) 1, S.85-101 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Naukkarinen, Johanna) ORCID (Bairoh, Susanna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2021.1929851
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Engineering Education; Foreign Countries; Professional Identity; Self Concept; Cultural Influences; Professional Development; Case Studies; Risk; Career Change; Females; Work Environment; Work Experience; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Competence; Family Work Relationship; Expertise; Thinking Skills; Business Administration; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Ingenieurausbildung; Ausland; Selbstkonzept; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Risiko; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Weibliches Geschlecht; Arbeitsmilieu; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Expert appraisal; Denkfähigkeit; Business economics; Betriebswirtschaft; Finnland
Abstract	Formation of professional identity is a process where individuals attempt to bring together the social expectations set for them as professionals and their own interests and values. The cultural landscape of engineering is masculine in various ways, which can be challenging especially for female engineers who need to match the cultural expectations with their personal identities. So far, few studies have compared the professional identities of early-career men and women engineers. This study aims to understand the professional identities of newly graduated Finnish male and female engineers by analysing their perceptions of the importance and development of professional engineering skills. An analysis of cross-sectional survey data of more than 4000 early-career engineers suggests some gender differences related to professional identities and indicates that the observed differences in values and perceived skills can put women at a greater risk of dropping out of an engineering career. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01