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> > From: Mary Barnes [mary.ietf.barnes@gmail.com]
> >
> > Here is an article that does a far better job of explaining the
> > situation than I did:
> > http://www.todaysengineer.org/2011/May/women-in-engineering.asp
> >
> > The largest reason women leave engineering is due to the work
> > environment and perceived lack of support from colleagues.

> Even the summary of the study that is given in the article is a
> fascinating read, with a lot of information on the subject that I've
> never seen before.

> Who would have expected:
>     The study also found that 15 percent of women who earn undergraduate
>     degrees in engineering never entered the profession at all.  Many of
>     them went on to enter the legal or medical professions or other fields
>     where their engineering education served them well.

> The full study is at:
> http://www.studyofwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/NSF_Women-Full-Report-0314.pdf

That link appears to be broken. The link that worked for me is:

  http://studyofwork.com/files/2011/03/NSF_Women-Full-Report-0314.pdf

				Ned

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