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dc.contributor.advisorMaria C. Yangen_US
dc.contributor.authorLim, Kirsten Beatriceen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-17T19:11:29Z
dc.date.available2015-09-17T19:11:29Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98779
dc.descriptionThesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015.en_US
dc.descriptionPage 52 blank. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 50-51).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe National Science Foundation has found that the percentage of women studying engineering has stabilized, indicating a need to find methods to encourage women to become engineers. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that women who choose engineering indicate were important to their choice and determine which factors are more appealing to women than men. In order to identify these factors, an electronic survey was developed to collect information from the current MIT student population. Analysis of the survey data identified a series of factors ranging from mentorship to academic confidence that differed between women more than men. By identifying and understanding the implications of these factors, we hope to help establish new programs to encourage more women to study engineering.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Kirsten Beatrice Lim.en_US
dc.format.extent52 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleUnderstanding the gender differences in factors affecting the decision to study engineering t MITen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc920922527en_US


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