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Building a future for engineering

Published: 27 October 2016

In recent years, there has been a noticeable push in many developed nations for more girls to study maths and science at school in order to broaden their representation in fields such as engineering. Yet these efforts are not as fruitful as many believe. In fact, the young women who are successfully attracted to engineering are leaving the field faster than their male counterparts.

Brian Rubineau is associate professor of organisational behaviour at McGill University, Canada.

Read full article: Times Higher Education, October 27, 2016 

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