2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Panel: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Perspectives on Advancing Women and Gender Equity in Engineering - for the Next 130 Years

Presented at Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Perspectives on Advancing Women and Gender Equity in Engineering - for the Next 130 Years

In celebration of 130 years of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the Women in Engineering Division (WIED) at ASEE convened a panel of current graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to discuss visions of gender equity in engineering 130 years from now, where all gender identities feel respected, experience gender equity, and are able to maintain a healthy work-life balance. The panelists reflected on their experiences on advancing womxn and gender equity in engineering, envisioned the progress that should be made in the coming 130 years, and shared ideas on how to achieve those visions, focusing on how dualistic thinking around gender and cis-normativity serve to marginalize womxn in engineering’s learning environments and workplaces, as well as the critical ways that racial identity and gender intersect in womxn of colors’ experiences. Presenters shared ways they are enacting structural changes and social justice initiatives to propel towards a more equitable future for all womxn in engineering. These reflections provide a perspective that is not commonly found in the current literature, and their conclusions provide insight into where future research efforts could be focused.

Authors
  1. Dr. Baishakhi Bose Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [biography]
  2. Theo Hopper University of Michigan [biography]
  3. Pamela Martínez Oquendo University of Nebraska-Lincoln [biography]
  4. Hannah Wilkinson Utah State University [biography]
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