
Motivation and belonging: the keys for women to stay in engineering
Women continue to be underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers, and specifically in engineering. Numerous initiatives are helping to attract more women to these careers; however, something seems to be wrong when they reach university, as they show a 23% higher dropout rate than men. Our recent study has investigated the reasons for abandonment, with the aim of designing effective measures to retain these […]… Learn more.