Women in Engineering

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Women in Telecommunications New Technologies,
New Attitudes
Anda Iosif Verizon Business
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New structures and new technologies facilitate
communication and sharing of information around
the world.

• The world has shrunk.
• Is the gap between men and women
• contribution closing?
• Do women find it easier now to reach
• engineering positions - or old habits
• persist even in the new economy?

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Women effectively use the increased opportunities
created by information and communication
technologies.

• 20 increase in the number of female engineers
  from 1970 to 2001.
• A women is 4 times more likely today to receive a
  doctors degree in engineering then in 1980
• 40 more women today are more likely to become
  First Professional then in 1980.
• The percentage of female graduates who took
  calculus increased from 4 to 11 percent between
  1982 and 2000.

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Advancement of women in managerial positions

• Women effective as managers
• More benefits
• Keeping productivity high
• Generating new ideas

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Communication companies better then the industry

• 93 of the telecommunications companies offered
  
• Early Education Pre-Tax Expenses to all
  employees
• Part-Time working 93
• Sick days for children 64
• Paid Maternity Leave 71
• Flex Time 64

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• What engineering has to offer to women
• Diversity of job offering
• Chances to further education
• Women have the skills
• Pay, benefits, flexibility, telecommuting
• Satisfaction
• Welcoming environment

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What women have to offer to engineering

• Empathy
• Communication
• Parallel thinking
• Interest in their job
• Creativity
• Diversity

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• These overall results show women are able to
  bring a broader view to the field of
  engineering. With their stronger interest in
  liberal arts and humanitarianism, women do bring
  a new dimension to the profession of engineering

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Telecommunications engineering give women a fair
chance