Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Engineering: Preliminary Findings from the Project to Assess Climate in Engineering (PACE) Elizabeth Litzler, PhD University of Washington ASEE Session 3592, June 23, 2010 Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation I: Suzanne G. Brainard, PhD o-PI: Susan S. Metz A: Stephanie Jaros
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Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Engineering:
Preliminary Findings from the Project to Assess Climate in Engineering (PACE)
Elizabeth Litzler, PhDUniversity of Washington
ASEE Session 3592, June 23, 2010
Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
PI: Suzanne G. Brainard, PhDCo-PI: Susan S. MetzRA: Stephanie Jaros
PACE Schools Arizona State University Boston University California State University-L.A. Clemson University Howard University Michigan Tech New Jersey Institute of Technology New Mexico State University North Carolina State University The Ohio State University Penn State
Purdue University Renssalear Polytechnic Institute Rose-Hulman Texas A&M Texas Tech University of Maryland University of Michigan University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at El Paso Virginia Tech Worcester Polytechnic Institute
intersection of race/ethnicity and gender Race and inspiration More race differences among females (Interaction) No gender differences among African Americans Females less comfortable, confident, more risk of
attrition than males (Whites and Hispanics) Disaggregate whenever possible Look for interaction effects
Positive percentages indicate group is overrepresented among respondents while negative percentages indicate group is underrepresented among respondents.