Essays about Diversity
Essays maintained by the Center
- Abstracts of Studies
about Women in Science and Engineering
- Contains extensive links and abstracts about women's and
gender issues in science, engineering, mathematics and other
fields. Details situations of women and differences in the
performance, retention, attitudes, and advancement of women
as compared to men.
- Ethnicity
- Contains studies in which ethnicity is a variable and
studies of the issues and experiences of particular ethnic
groups.
- Subject
- Provides information on attrition factors, intervention
programs, trends in the workplace, and more. Many studies
explore the current experiences of women and minorities as
they move through education, industry, and academia. Here we
offer abstracts of some of the key literature. Some studies
deal with mathematics, as well as science and engineering,
because it is often possible to generalize from one area of
scientific work to another. Information is organized using
three indexes. The same abstract may appear in two or three
of the indexes.
- Some Statistics on Women
and Minorities
- Current Statistics on Women and Minorities in Higher
Education
- Mentoring of New
Faculty
- A brochure geared to new faculty and how to find a
mentor
- Women in the National
Academy of Engineering
- Table of Women Elected to the National Academy of
Engineering
- Engineering Ethics in
Engineering Education: a Portuguese Experience
- By Paulo M. S. Tavares de Castro. After a concise
description of the author's institution, this article
describes the education of engineers and the profession of
engineering in Portugal. In particular, Tavares de Castro
considers the role of the Portuguese professional association
of engineers, Ordem dos Engenheiros, and outlines several of
his experiences in addressing ethics topics in engineering
education in Portugal.
- Why there are no
Engineering Ethics in France: a historical
interpretation
- By Christelle Didier. According to Didier, a historical
investigation suggests that the profession of engineering in
France was not an organized one. This "scattering" of the
profession has led to the absence of a discourse
representative of French engineers. Ultimately, Didier
argues, professional ethics as a discipline has been
underdeveloped in France.
- Conduct and Ethics in
Engineering Practice Related to the North American Free Trade
Agreement
- By Jimmy H. Smith and Patricia A. Barrington. This
project focuses on the professional conduct and ethical
aspects of the engineering relationships between Canada,
Mexico and the United States under the North American Free
Trade Agreement.
We welcome suggestions for additions to the Essays Section.
We normally post only those articles that have passed some form
of peer review. To include essays in the section we maintain,
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material, and the text in electronic form.