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Wilkins-Yel, K. G., Simpson, A., & Sparks, P. D. (2019). Persisting despite the odds: Resilience and coping among women in engineering. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 25(4).
Wilkins-Yel, Kerrie G., Amber Simpson, and Patricia D. Sparks. "Persisting despite the odds: Resilience and coping among women in engineering." Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 25.4 (2019).
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Persisting despite the odds: Resilience and coping among women in engineering.

Broadening Participation in Engineering AND Program Evaluation

Simpson, Wilkins-Yel

GSID: AeNeveoriW4J

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Despite more than three decades of focused attempts to broaden participation in engineering, women continue to represent less than 15% of the current engineering workforce. Experiences of sexism, gender stereotyping, and delegitimization typify the chilly climate characteristic of engineering fields. Nonetheless, women continue to demonstrate considerable resolve to endure in the field. The present study examined the resilient coping strategies employed by 15 women in engineering. Results revealed that women still …

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