Communication skills verbal and non verbal

Communication

1. Gender inequality in engineering workplace Prepared by 223250340-lunathintonintshi @gmail.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

2. Introduction Gender inequality is a discrimination based on sex or gender that regularly prioritizes one gender over another. Engineering is the career that is heavily affected by the gender of all the professional STEM fields. This is an important discussion given the growing number of females in the engineering tertiary education. Given the concerning career growth of women compared to men the following are going to be discussed: The problems faced by women in production environment and their long lasting effects

3. Problems faced by women engineers Lack of motivation and support Perception of gendered ability Limited career growth Gender pay gap Perception about engineering being boy’s club

4. Lack of motivation and support Women are often offered insufficient mentorship , and given less technical responsibilities. They are often faced by un-nurturing environments given that engineering is male dominated.

5. Perception of gendered ability In production environments responsibilities are handed out according to the perceived gender abilities. For Example:

6. Limited career growth Women career growth is often hindered by: Lack of voice for selling oneself Not being able to ask for appraisal Limited promotion because engineering is male dominated Less women in managerial and leadership roles

7. Gender pay gap One of the largest concerns is the pay gap that has existed for ages which is sometimes caused by: Men being in higher positions compared to women. Responsibilities between the two genders. A perceived idea that a man is a provider.

8. Resulting effects Decades old wage gap Woman drop out Woman choose to stay in low level positions Mental health and anxiety

9. Gender Pay Gap

10. Women in engineering field compared to other careers

11. Female retainment in the Engineering field

12. Recommendations Support in the form of mentorship and networking. Women must be given equal responsibilities as men, specially technical responsibilities and professional training. Equal pay and opportunities for growth. Flexible working hours.

13. Conclusion There is visible improvement observed over the years of women pursuing the engineering profession, but the system must in nurturing of female professionals in order to retain them. Gender inequality is not a woman’s issue, it is a human issue it affects us all.

14. References Society of Women Engineers( 2023) 23 Roberta Rincón(2018) What’s the Gender Pay Gap in Engineering available at  https://alltogether.swe.org/2018/04/pay-gap-in-engineering/  

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