03402oam 2200697I 450 991045293020332120200520144314.00-415-67686-X1-135-01160-50-203-74713-51-135-01161-310.4324/9780203747131 (CKB)2550000001103213(EBL)1318943(OCoLC)854976318(SSID)ssj0000951085(PQKBManifestationID)11513241(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000951085(PQKBWorkID)10884651(PQKB)10163859(OCoLC)857066549(MiAaPQ)EBC1318943(Au-PeEL)EBL1318943(CaPaEBR)ebr10736679(CaONFJC)MIL505719(OCoLC)853454239(EXLCZ)99255000000110321320180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChallenging knowledge, sex and power gender, work and engineering /Julie E. Mills. [et al.]New York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (206 p.)Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ;10Description based upon print version of record.0-415-67685-1 1-299-74468-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Why so few women engineers?; 2 Collaborative research and analytic strategies; 3 Working as a woman engineer; 4 The politics of knowledge and ignorance in workplace cultures; 5 Women challenging engineering through associations and networks; 6 Campaigns to challenge gender and power in engineering; 7 Conclusions; Appendix A: questionnaire for the National Survey 2; Appendix B: interview schedule used for the Career StudyAppendix C: questionnaire for the survey component of the Workplace StudyAppendix D: interview schedule used for the Workplace Study; Appendix E: interview schedule used for the Campaign Study; References; Index<P>Women in the developed world expect to work in the labour force over the course of their lives. On finishing school more girls are entering universities and undertaking professional training for careers than ever before. Males and females enter many high status professions in roughly equal numbers. However, engineering stands out as a profession that remains obstinately male dominated. Despite efforts to change, little progress has been made in attracting and retaining women in engineering.</P><P></P><P>This book analyses the outcomes of a decade-long investigation into this phenomenon, fraRoutledge IAFFE Advances in Feminist EconomicsWomen in engineeringWomen in scienceSex discrimination in scienceElectronic books.Women in engineering.Women in science.Sex discrimination in science.331.4/82Mills Julie E.981708MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452930203321Challenging knowledge, sex and power2240601UNINA