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I read a study a while ago (didn't pinboard it, sorry) by an engineering professional society on why women who do engineering degrees don't go on to work as eng
by twic 7y ago
I read a study a while ago (didn't pinboard it, sorry) by an engineering professional society on why women who do engineering degrees don't go on to work as engineers. For some, it was obstacles: sexist colleagues, unsuitable workplaces, etc. But for the majority, it was because they didn't want to be an engineer: they used their degree in engineering as a springboard into things like starting their own companies or being investment bankers.
Which rather implies that men who get degrees in engineering tend to carry on into working in engineering because they lack the imagination to do something else.
- SkyBelow 7y ago>because they lack the imagination to do something else What about the option that they really want to do engineering.
- xj9 7y agonobody enjoys STEM work, people are in it for the money.
- malandrew 7y agoI enjoy STEM work. Way more satisfying that most endeavors.
- SkyBelow 7y agoI would have to very much disagree. There are parts I do not enjoy but those are more office related regardless if the work is STEM or not. I do like the money, but I do STEM stuff for fun and many my side projects eat money, not produce it.
- andreilys 7y agoI also enjoy STEM work and would continue to do it even if it was low-paying. Also I get a ton of joy from STEM-based personal projects that wouldn't be possible if I didn't level up my skills through work and play
- krageon 7y agoAre you serious? I have long ago accepted that some people just like different things from me, but I still don't really understand how you couldn't love STEM work. There are other fields which are also fun (obviously), but STEM has all the really cool puzzles and weird edge cases that a certain type of personality really likes.
- deogeo 7y agoI cannot imagine a worse insult for 'imagination', than saying that it leads people away from engineering and towards investment banking.
- sterkekoffie 7y agoIn my experience, men are more likely than women to choose degrees based on prestige and salary expectations. I'd say it's less about imagination after the fact and more about initial motivation.