A Qatari Perspective on Women in the Engineering Pipeline: An Exploratory Study

Autor/inn/en	Sulaiman, Noor Fauziah; AlMuftah, Hend
Titel	A Qatari Perspective on Women in the Engineering Pipeline: An Exploratory Study
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 35 (2010) 5, S.507-517 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Engineering Education; Females; Academic Achievement; Statistical Data; Foreign Countries; Gender Bias; Women Scientists; Womens Education; Womens Studies; Trend Analysis; Cultural Influences; Qatar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Schulleistung; Ausland; Geschlechterstereotyp; Weibliche Gelehrte; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Trendanalyse; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Katar
Abstract	Under-representation of women in engineering has received a great deal of attention, but remained limited largely to a Western context. Thus, this article aims to unveil the barriers to progress, tracking the performance and the emerging trend of success at the undergraduate level of women in engineering in a different cultural dimension. Secondary research, particularly statistical data of female undergraduate engineering students at Qatar University (QU), is used in this study. Findings show that the booming economic development and access to modern education are the key drivers that change the position of women in Qatari society. A shift away from a masculine-dominated society to a more balance masculine/feminine society was identified as the impetus for better enrolment and achievement of female engineering students in Qatar. Similar to the trend in the USA, recruitment and not retention was the reason behind the under-representation of female undergraduate engineering students at QU. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10