Why Do So Many Women Who Study Engineering Leave the Field?

Research shows that class projects and internships reinforce a masculine culture.

Gender Why Do So Many Women Who Study Engineering Leave the Field? by Susan S. Silbey August 23, 2016 Post Post Share Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print Leer en español Ler em português Post Post Share Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print Engineering is the most male-dominated field in STEM. It may perhaps be the most male-dominated profession in the U.S., with women making up only 13% of the engineering workforce . Susan S. Silbey is Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Sociology and Anthropology and Professor of Behavioral and Policy Sciences in the Sloan School of Management at MIT. Her current research

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