3-5 Barriers to Women

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3-5Barriers to Womens participation in Science
Engineering
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Barriers to Womens participation in Science
Engineering

• Until late 1800s, few women had access to
  post-secondary education
• subordinate legal status
• belief that men superior
• belief that women too fragile en too fragile

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Obstacles for academic women scientists?

• Difficulties in combining career with
  childbearing and family life.
• Lake of compelling role models.
• Women receive little encouragement.
• Perception by women that they will have to be
  better than their male counterparts to be
  considered equal.

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What are the obstacles for academic women
scientists?

• While women in science and engineering confront
  many problems, most of these result from single
  conflict In fact our culture's attitudes toward
  science and engineering and toward women have
  traditionally been incompatible.
• Women face many problem in trying to conduct
  collegial relationship with men who may view them
  as potential romantic partners or even as simple
  sex object

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Challenges

• No we dont take girls here.
• We do not want females.
• Oh well, you cant do that.
• Why waste time with engineering.
• In those days, a girl couldn't get a job.
• You are good enough looking
• Youre just looking for a husband.

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Challenges

• They cry when criticized.
• They get married.
• They cant take a joke.
• They arent interested in engineering.
• They make me feel uncomfortable.
• We had one once and it didn't work out.