The gender gap in higher STEM studies: A systematic literature review

S Verdugo-Castro, A García-Holgado… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The development of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) requires
more qualified professionals in these fields. However, gender segregation in higher …

[PDF][PDF] Women in engineering: A review of the 2019 literature

P Meiksins, P Layne, K Beddoes, J Deters - SWE Magazine, 2019 - swe.org
The past few years have, in some ways, been discouraging for advocates of gender diversity
in engineering. The share of engineering jobs held by women has not increased …

[PDF][PDF] Coding with Block Programming Languages in Educational Robotics and Mobiles, Improve Problem Solving, Creativity & Critical Thinking Skills.

I Moraiti, A Fotoglou, A Drigas - International Journal of Interactive …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The purpose of the article is to highlight how students' computational thinking, which is a
critical thinking skill, can be developed through educational robotics and programming. It is …

Missed opportunity for diversity in engineering: Black women and undergraduate engineering degree attainment

TL Fletcher, JP Jefferson, BN Boyd… - Journal of College …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Efforts dedicated towards broadening participation for Black and other underrepresented
groups in engineering at post-secondary institutions has intensified in recent decades …

Teacher competences for active learning in engineering education

RM Neves, RM Lima, D Mesquita - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The implementation of active learning strategies in engineering education still encounters
barriers when facing conventional teaching-learning practices. This work aims to contribute …

Arduino as an educational tool to introduce robotics

P Plaza, E Sancristobal, G Carro… - … , and learning for …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Short Description-The aim of this paper is to introduce the use of Arduino, an established
tool in the development of applications and deployment of educational content, as of a …

Trends in studies developed in Europe focused on the gender gap in STEM

A García-Holgado, S Verdugo-Castro… - Proceedings of the XX …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Nowadays, the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
is a global problem that is tackle from different points of view in order to reduce it. This gap …

A comparative study on the support in engineering courses: A case study in Brazil and Spain

A García-Holgado, CS González-González… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The gender gap in engineering careers is a well-known problem. Despite several studies
showing the under-representation of women in STEM fields, few explore the factors that …

The impact of country of schooling and gender on secondary school students' conceptions of and interest in becoming an engineer in Ireland, Kenya and Sweden

J Buckley, L Gumaelius, M Nyangweso… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Given the disparities in gender representation, efforts are needed to make
engineering education more inclusive and attractive to young people. It is important that …

Gender gap in the STEM sector in pre and university studies of Europe associated with ethnic factors

S Verdugo-Castro, MC Sánchez-Gómez… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
The ground-breaking current project builds on the latent gender gap in the education sector
in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The objective of …