Women in Technology: Attitudes, Perceptions, and Beliefs regarding their Majors and Intended Careers

摘要

A July 2001 report released by The National Council for Research on Women finds that much of the progress that women have made in science, engineering, and technology in the past two decades has stalled or eroded. Among other things, the report urges systematic change to invite and retain more women and girls in those disciplines. In 1998, at Purdue University, the student group Women in Technology was formed to promote leadership, networking, outreach, and mentoring among women, and to provide them with a sense of community. In this paper, we will present an overview of the organization; discuss the results of a survey of the members' attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions regarding their majors and intended careers, foregrounding the voices of the participants; and propose strategies for better positioning the organization to recruit and retain women in the field of technology.