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TABLE IIG-14
CHANGE IN PERCEPTION OF PROBLEMS FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE, MATH, OR
ENGINEERING FROM FALL TO SPRING BY INTERNSHIP AND JOB EXPERIENCE
(Selected Problems, Females Only)
Discriminatory attitudes toward
women on part of teachers or others in
scientific fields generally
Lack of female role models in
scientific field
Possible conflicts between career and
family responsibilities
Discriminatory attitudes toward
women on part of teachers or others in
scientific fields generally
Lack of female role models in
scientific field
Possible conflicts between career and
family responsibilities
% Decreased Perception of
Problems
Had Internship Did not have
internship
% Increased Perception of
Problems
Had Internship Did not have
internship
45.0 22.2 17.5 18.5
43.2 45.8 16.2 16.7
37.5 27.0 12.5 16.2
(n) (40) (27) (40) (27)
Had job in
engineering
Had job, not in
engineering
Had job in
engineering
Had job, not in
engineering
44.4 21.7 5.6 26.1
41.2 45.0 17.6 10.0
35.3 25.0 5.9 20.0
(n) (18) (23) (18) (23)
PERCEPTION OF PROBLEMS FOR WOMEN IN ENGINEERING,
ENGINEERING SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SATISFACTION WITH
ENGINEERING
In this final section of the chapter, we look at whether the perception of problems
in engineering is related to the engineering self-confidence of the female students and
their satisfaction with the engineering program. First we look at the relationship between
the perception of the problems in the Spring and these variables.
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