Discrimination Against The Engineering Field - 1527 Words

There is lots of discrimination against in the engineering field. Through my research and judging from the articles that I found, it shows that gender stereotypes is still prevalent in the engineering field. There’s still discrimination against women in the classrooms to the process of employment and carries off to the engineering industry. The discrimination keeps women from wanting to try and be in the STEM field, thinking of the that these fields are only for men. Some areas of science do attract more women than men, such as biology and social and behavioral sciences. But computer science, physics and engineering are overwhelmingly male. At first, I didn’t know what was a suitable of topic for my capstone about my career pathway, with†¦show more content†¦Have you ever encounter a time when you want to do something and they wouldn’t let you because of gender, they say that â€Å"you’re a girl†, that’s the reason why you shouldnâ⠂¬â„¢t do it. I know there are times that it is a man job but if you think about it people use the phrase â€Å"you’re a girl† as an excuse towards a female of not doing something like when was the day â€Å"You’re a girl† became an insult? Yes. I’m a girl and I am proud that I am one. As a women, we experience discrimination in our everyday life and that life consist of our job. The fact that the discrimination is common these days just makes it harder for women to pursue a career she wants. The STEM fields - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - have always had a problem with women. Men tend to dominate in the engineering field and for women, the number is not growing. Is it because of the fact that there is a lack of role model in the field or the lack of motivation to be in the engineering field? Judging from the statistic, there are about 20% of women in the engineering industry and that number is not growing, because women have seen no employment growth in STEM jobs since 2000. From the studies that were conducted from the articles that i found, here were a very surprising outcome. though some of the outcome were expected. From an article titled as â€Å" Why Engineering, Science Gender Gap Persists†, it pointed out how gender gap can be seen in