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Jan22
US trails China, India in producing engineers
"Drinking cokes and scarfing down Twinkies until 3am" is not what being an engineer means says the president of the National Academy of Engineering.

unfortunately, that's what most engineers do...hmmm..

China and India produce far more engineers and scientists than the U.S. largely because women in those countries aren't influenced by the same stereotype.

Only 18% of 78,200 engineering degrees went to women in 2003-04, the same as in 1998 and up just 2% from 1996.twinkie.jpg

Georgia Tech, as an example, had only 97 women in 855 engineering majors. For women wanting an MRS degree with a slob...engineering might be the right choice.

Companies want women in their engineering departments...they want a diverse organization...they want better collaboration.

In other words, the geeks might...big MIGHT...talk among themselves more if there were a soft feminine voice to listen to.

So, why don't women enroll in engineering programs? Or I should ask, why don't more American women enroll in such programs?

What do you think?



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I think that those who have analyzed the China numbers have concluded that the number of qualified engineers produced each year is actually way less than in the U.S.

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