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AuthorSulaiman, Noor Fauziah
AuthorAlMuftah, Hend
Available date2016-09-25T07:41:04Z
Publication Date2010-10
Publication NameEuropean Journal of Engineering Education
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2010.483609
Citation"A Qatari perspective on women in the engineering pipeline: an exploratory study" Noor Fauziah Sulaiman and Hend AlMuftah European Journal Of Engineering Education (2010) Vol. 35 , Iss. 5, pp. 507-517
ISSN0304-3797
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4764
AbstractUnder-representation of women in engineering has received a great deal of attention, but remained limited largely to a Western context. Thus, this article aims to unveil the barriers to progress, tracking the performance and the emerging trend of success at the undergraduate level of women in engineering in a different cultural dimension. Secondary research, particularly statistical data of female undergraduate engineering students at Qatar University (QU), is used in this study. Findings show that the booming economic development and access to modern education are the key drivers that change the position of women in Qatari society. A shift away from a masculine-dominated society to a more balance masculine/feminine society was identified as the impetus for better enrollment and achievement of female engineering students in Qatar. Similar to the trend in the USA, recruitment and not retention was the reason behind the under-representation of female undergraduate engineering students at QU.
Languageen
PublisherTaylor & Francis
SubjectArab culture
gender studies
lifelong learning
student retention
women in engineering
TitleA Qatari perspective on women in the engineering pipeline: an exploratory study
TypeArticle
Pagination507-517
Issue Number5
Volume Number35
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