Career Choices of Female Engineers: A Summary of a Workshop. Held in Washington, DC on April 24, 2013

摘要

The workshop that is the focus of this report was organized to address career pathways and advancement, areas of priority for the CWSEM. The committee is interested in (1) understanding gender differences in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women at critical transition points and (2) investigating and disseminating the best practices to facilitate career transitions and advancement for all. The workshop was scheduled to coincide with the 2013 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) Engineering Convocation, an annual event that draws leaders of many engineering societies and associations. This provided an opportunity for both the participation of these leaders in the workshop and the discussion and dissemination of the research results conducted through this project.