Women as Civil Engineer-Challenges and Scope

Journal of emerging technologies and innovative research, 2018

The civil engineering profession in India is generally considered as the potentially male dominant profession. After various reforms during recent years for equality rights, there are increase in the number of women in civil engineering profession. The present study discusses the current scenario of female enrollment in various engineering field, factors affecting on the women for the selection of career as civil engineer, prospect for women in civil engineering field. The present study also include the discussion on various schemes of government of India to supports women in technical education field.

African Journal of Gender, Society and Development (formerly Journal of Gender, Information and Development in Africa)

Engineering and technology are basic in any country’s development. Addressing the gender gap in civil engineering education will help to narrow the gender pay gap, enhance women’s economic security and ensure a diverse and talented STEM workforce. This paper focuses on gender disparity in civil engineering education at Institut d’Enseignement Superieur de Ruhengeri (INES), Rwanda, and the University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria. Data were sourced from the graduating records of the Departments of Civil Engineering, INES Ruhengeri, Rwanda, and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, covering a period of 5 years (2016 - 2021). Data were analysed using excel tools. The Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ibadan, recorded a slight increase in the number of female graduating students from 5 in the 2015/16 session to 6 in the 2020/21 session, representing a 20% increment and a slight reduction in the number of male graduating students in the department from 37 in the 2016/17 session to 28...

PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTEMPORARY THEORY AND PRACTICE IN CONSTRUCTION XV, 2022

The paper analyzes gender differences in the length of study and average grade between the number of enrolled and graduated students at the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Banjaluka, during the period from 1996 to 2015. It was concluded that women, in civil engineering studies, are just as successful as men. However, it is noticeable that women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, enroll much less in engineering studies. Engineering studies need to be more popularized among women. The results of the analysis are presented using the SPSS statistical analysis software package

The preliminary results from article on the changing position of women engineers worldwide are presented and discussed. These results include data on women engineers in a number of different countries for the period 2001-2011. They were obtained from a survey of 110 engineering institutions in different countries. As an introduction to the presentation of these results, some of the problems facing women engineers in industry and education are considered. The data are discussed in detail; a number of hypotheses to explain the data are proposed and further investigations and additional data requirements to allow these hypotheses to be verified or disproved are identified. These hypotheses include increases in the percentage of women engineers resulting from the effects of changes in the political system, convergence of the images of women and engineers, and generally good conditions for women and their involvement in public life.

Published by Virtual Commons - Bridgewater State University, 2019

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Construction Focus, 2014

Women's access to education has been recognised as a fundamental right as captured by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) number 5 adopted by the United Nations which seeks to "achieve gender equality, empower women and girls" and to ensure that girls have access to all levels of education. Studies on women's education in construction have shown that course enrolments in construction disciplines were highly gendered and the average enrolment of female entrants into Engineering and Environmental faculties has increased but the figures are below the overall average enrolments in higher institutions. This paper presents a literature review on girls' participation in sciences as one of the factors which impact career decisions of secondary school students. The paper established that early socialisations play a role in the likelihood of women being attracted into the sciences. A background in science is a requirement for enrolment in construction disciplines and so it is recommended that professional bodies organise career talks in secondary schools as a means of educating girls on the benefits of taking science subjects as a route to obtaining a degree in construction. It is also recommended that Government at various levels formulate policies which will promote girls' representation in science subjects from the secondary schools. A framework has been developed with the aim of providing a guide to stakeholders for the purpose of widening access to education to girls.

Journal of international women's studies, 2019

The construction industry is one of the largest sectors in Sri Lanka. Since, there is rapid growth of new technologies in today’s global market, there is a need to foster human skills and knowledge related to employment in the sector. However, the Sri Lankan construction industry is facing technical and managerial skill shortages as well as worker capacity issues. Further, the industry is facing industrial issues such as delivering timely project completion, within budget and for desired quality. ‘Women in construction’ has been a topic of concern by many nations, for many years. Given the rapid growth and demand in the construction sector, there has been an incremental increase in the participation of women in construction but this is still relatively minor when compared with other fields such as manufacturing, administration or academic. According to Sri Lankan vocational education reports, though there are around 40 percent of students enrolled in local technical colleges are fem...

This paper gives an overview of the annual Society of Women Engineers' literature review of women in engineering. Each year the literature review examines research published on women in engineering in peer-reviewed articles, reports, magazines and conferences. The review presents a "need-to-know" summary for advocates of women in engineering and offers resources for women within the field. WEPAN/NAMEPA conference attendees will find the literature review a useful tool in writing grants and identifying potential campus speakers on various issues related to women and minorities in engineering.

International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 2019

Traditionally, engineering has been a male bastion throughout the world. However, during the past 15 to 20 years, the need for gender diversity has become increasingly understood by stakeholders. Against this background the study discusses the participation of women in engineering education and employment from across the world to uncover specific differences and similarities. Today, in almost all countries, various stakeholders are taking affirmative action to enhance participation. Yet not all actions are equally effective, and progress is sometimes much slower than might be expected. An array of various socioeconomic-political factors provides the reasons for such outcomes. The countries studied have been divided into four groups based on the impact of various socioeconomic factors on women's participation across engineering. Example actions are discussed again for different levels of engineering-from students to practicing engineers. These, together with an understanding of what works, where and why, could be the start of a library of case studies that organisations such as the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) 1 may share with those working to increase gender equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) around the world. Even though there is a paucity of research or data for some areas of the globe, particularly in the engineering workforce, one point that emerges from this paper is that, in order to enhance the effectiveness of affirmative programmes, socioeconomic-political factors must be taken into consideration.