Essays about: "female engineers"

Found 5 essays containing the words female engineers.

  1. 1. Does Gender Matter? An Interview Study on Gender Representation in Software Systems

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Negin Hashmati; [2022-07-06]
    Keywords : software; gender; inclusivity; representation;

    Abstract : [Context and Motivation] Inclusivity is a term that is widely used today. If you look the word up in a dictionary, it will say something along the lines of ’treating everyone fairly and equally’. READ MORE

  3. 2. The impact of social cognitive career factors on Swedish technology field students – a comparative study.

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Izabela Cierechowicz; Vera Iliescu; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Cognitive Career Theory; Self-efficacy; Interest; Outcome Expectations; Gender;

    Abstract : Technology field industry is lacking a presence of women as in most cases, men have the control on the top management positions. The problem is well-known globally. The gender mixed teams tend to perform better as different ways of thinking allow them to make better business decisions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Visibility in Smoke With Different Extinction Coefficients

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Lea Elhokayem; [2022]
    Keywords : Visibility; smoke; exit sign; extinction coefficient; visibility constant; evacuation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Visibility in smoke has since the 1970s gained some attention, mostly after Tadahisa Jin ran the experiments which helped him develop todays widely used visibility equation. By showing that visibility can be assumed to be inversely proportional to the extinction coefficient by a visibility constant (equal to 8 for light emitting sign and 3 for light reflecting), Jin opened up new doors for researchers who were testing out his theory by going around experimenting in different ways and also by showing that there is way for more research to be done. READ MORE

  5. 4. Win the War for Female Engineering Talents : Using Consumer Branding Theory to Propose Employer Branding Strategies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Stübi; [2017]
    Keywords : Employer branding; war for talents; female engineers; person-organization fit; employer knowledge;

    Abstract : In Europe, females remain underrepresented in engineering and technology industries and even fewer women progress into leadership positions. Changing global conditions have created competitive employment markets and given rise to the so-called ‘War for Talents’. READ MORE

  6. 5. From Engineering to Management : What makes management so appealing to female engineers?

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Heiðdís Rún Guðmundsdóttir; Karina Lizeth Villca; [2017]
    Keywords : Female engineers; Female managers; Management; Leadership; Career development;

    Abstract : Background: Women, as managers and engineers, are both within minorities, and even though the number of women graduating with an engineering degree has been increasing for the last years, there are still a lot of women that never enter or drift away from the engineering work environment. It appears to be a known career choice for female engineers to move into a managerial position, and could that be one of the reasons why the gender gap in engineering is not decreasing as much as it could? Purpose: This research took on the career development of female engineers who are working as managers. READ MORE