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Engineering A Place For Women: A Study Of How Departmental Climate Influences The Career Satisfaction Of Female Mechanical Engineering Faculty Members, Monica J. Young
Engineering A Place For Women: A Study Of How Departmental Climate Influences The Career Satisfaction Of Female Mechanical Engineering Faculty Members, Monica J. Young
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The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to better understand how female mechanical engineering faculty members' career experiences in academia affect their satisfaction. Specifically, the research considered differences in satisfaction reported by female and male mechanical engineering faculty members in terms of: a) departmental climate, b) nature of work, c) resource allocations, d) departmental policies/practices, and e) overall satisfaction. The study compared the levels of satisfaction reported in survey data collected from 2005-2010 with interview data collected from a subset of the survey population. The survey sample included 237 mechanical engineering faculty members who responded to an online survey developed …