WEC 2008 Women’s Forum

• Do women engineers and scientists bring a different perspective or new approaches to engineering and science research in regards to any area outlined in the WEC Social Challenges theme?  Please explain your answer.

• What are specific examples of ways in which women engineers and scientists contribute to product development and basic research as related to climate change, water and sanitation, energy, agriculture, biodiversity and ecosystem management, uncontrolled urbanization, and asymmetric globalization?

• In terms of academic boundaries and the interdisciplinary challenges, what are some of the strategies used to prepare future engineers? Do these strategies differ for preparing women engineers?

• In terms of academic boundaries and interdisciplinary challenges, what are some of the strategies that have been used in the workplace to ensure gender balance in research and design teams?

• In terms of geographic boundaries, what are some of the challenges that women engineers face?

• What are some of the solutions that you have used to deal with negative attitudes toward female engineers and scientists in the workplace?

• Do female engineers and scientists bring a different perspective to research and design related to biodiversity and environmental protection? Please explain your answer.

• What can professional societies do to improve gender equality in the engineering and science workplace?

Engineering: Ethics and Social Responsibilities

• How can the business sector improve the strategies that they are using to identify women engineers for senior management positions?

Engineering: Ethics and Social Responsibilities

• What strategies should the business sector use to identify and prepare women engineers for corporate boards?