Women Engineering:In the Age of Information Technology

Abstract

This paper presents some reflections about women engineers in the workplace. Is the corporate atmosphere more breathable for women now than 10 years ago? Is the explosion of information technology the change women engineers were waiting for? Can we, as engineering educators, influence corporate policy and prepare women for the jungle out there? These are some of the questions for which we need answers now, in the eve of the new century. Solving the problems they encounter in the work environment will make engineering more attractive for women.