The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation presents “Tradition of Leadership® — Education to Enfranchisement and Enfranchisement to Employment,” a century of women’s history from 1870 to 1970. This journey through women’s history begins with women in higher education in the late 19th century and carries us through 1970 as women continued to make their mark in the workplace. Exhibit curator Edith Petersilia Mayo, curator emerita, is known for her work on the “From Parlor to Politics” exhibition and her reinterpretation of the “First Ladies” exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. Exhibit designer and Columbus College of Art and Design graduate Doug Distel brings Mayo’s scripts to life with his bold designs and
Mount Holyoke college says, “we continue to embolden women to break boundaries, shake off limits, and take lead.” implying that women’s attendance at Mount Holyoke College will gain them better opportunities that will help women grow mentally and financially. Mount Holyoke decided to be a women’s university “by choice” Mount Holyoke says, “[w]e attract world-class faculty and students because we are different” (1). In this type of environment women tend to “challenge themselves academically, Immerse themselves in campus life, and seek out leadership roles” (2), In the future these three key points pay off. According to Mount Holyoke, women who attend their college “stand up, stand out, and stand together” (2).
I selected Aprille Ericsson for multiple reasons. One being that I know blacks make up only about 3.3% of engineering professionals in the United States. Building on the first reason, I was curious how Ericsson navigated through her career with the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) against the definite lack of diversity among the engineering profession. Aprille Ericsson became the first African American female to receive a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Howard University in Washington, DC.
Every political office all the way from city council, up to the president was held by a female. To some, this is a horrifying thought, but to the 20,000 girls who attend Girls State each year, it is almost a reality. B. Creditability Statement: I myself had the privilege of attending the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program at The University of Alabama. For one week, I went in depth with the local, state, and national politics. After further research, I now realize how unique this program truly is.
Just as Dr. Kelly Sartorius wrote in the book, ‘Taylor would prove to be an activist dean of women in a nonactivist age, bringing with her the commitment to women’s equality she developed in her own academic coming of age a generation earlier.’ (Sartorius 61) Taylor brought the motivation to women in KU to understand how important it was to strive for gender equality and more women rights. KU grew fast with her lead and reinforced its mythology of social
(Goral; Sommers; NCWGE) Title IX helps men and women by requiring equal footing in Career and Technical Education and STEM fields. (NCWGE) In an analysis of the facilitates of the top 50 universities across the country, fully-fledged female professors made up no more than 15 percent of fully-fledged professor at their own schools; furthermore, female professors are consistently at their highest levels as assistant professors. ("Women, minorities rare on science, engineering
Title IX has led to a higher number of female faculty members, especially at the lecturer, instructor and assistant professor levels. The wage gap has narrowed, and some women can finally be found in top administrative positions.
But the economy does have to play a major role in all of this. Here at the University of Ole Miss, I personally think the school does an excellent job of ensuring and promoting the title. The institution does not shy away from hiring female professors and always
As modern society has made clear, women have the ability to perform with equal skill and success in virtually every endeavor engaged in by men, including employment, athletics, academics and politics. Yet discrimination on the basis of sex has a long history in the United States, and its residual effects still operate to keep women's salaries lower and opportunities fewer in the employment
In every story or situation that is occurring, there is a hero or a person that you feel takes care of the problem. There are plenty of characteristics that a hero should have that draws you toward them. Odysseus exemplifies a hero through his strategic moves, perseverance, and being responsible. Odysseus demonstrates his strategic moves in the Odyssey during the Trojan war. Odysseus’s brilliant idea is to create a wooden horse.
Stipanovic and Woo state that students who are ethnic minorities and located in high-poverty areas are significantly disadvantaged compared to their peers in STEM courses (193). Through the addition of engineering classes, low-income minorities can advance through the academic realm and pursue highly sought-after degrees. By Dr. Bishop allowing for engineering classes in Roanoke City Public Schools, minorities within the Roanoke City will have the knowledge and confidence to pursue advanced degrees and produce better minority representation in the
During this time women gained a lot but also faced many challenges and discrimnation. In the 1920’s college educated women were no longer pioneers. There were two and even three generations of graduates of women’s and coeducational colleges and universities. Women were becoming part of professional areas that women had never been a part of before.
They work with these schools to place talented students at their many suburban and rural plant and office locations and, while an attempt has been made to educate students about the benefits of working for ArcelorMittal and to overcome some of the stigma associated with the mining and steel industry, the number of women at ArcelorMittal remains small. At the college level, the conversion rate from internships to full-time positions is 40:90 for males and 8:20 for females. As percentages, these numbers are not terribly far from each other, so its stands to reason that if ArcelorMittal can develop a plan to attract more qualified women interns that they will be successful in increasing diversity. The current partnerships with Women in Business and the Society of Women Engineers seem to be doing little to solve recruitment issues and there simply aren’t nearly as many women in math, science, engineering, technology, or business degree programs as men so other solutions to draw in more women must be
Women comprise 48 percent of the United States workforce, but just 24 percent of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. A study by Gaucher found that job advertisements for male-dominated careers tended to use more argentic words (or words denoting agency, such as "leader" and "goal-oriented") associated with male stereotypes. The stereotype threat is one of the important reasons domestic females are underrepresented in STEM field. Because stereotype threats bring females extra stresses, they could lead to negative academic performances for females, especially for those studying mathematics and science. Meg Urry is a professor of physics and astronomy at Yale.
As the only African American female engineer on the TTU Robotics team and founder of the Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, I have increased the interests
