Only 14% of engineers are female. One reason is women are attracted to courses that have social meaning and aim to achieve social good and this where traditional male courses fail. Humanitarian engineering courses attract twice as many women.
Month: April 2015
Celebrated female pakistani online activist assassinated
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/27/sabeen_mahmud_dies_in_shooting/
"Going home, staying home" policy has deepened the epidemic of women's violent deaths
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/home-isnt-a-refuge-for-domestic-violence-victims-20150422-1mqk7u.html
Clinton on women's reproductive rights
http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/videos/hillary-clintons-answer-on-abortion-leaves-pro-life-senator-speechless-video/
Harassment of waitresses
Reddit CEO Ellen Pao bans salary negotiations as a step to equalise pay for men and women
Deeply domestic violence statistics are a concern for all society says former Australian Governor General
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-06/domestic-violence-deeply-disturbing-statistics-dame-quentin-bryc/6372814
The Silicon Valley Discrimination Case: Why its hard for women to prove discrimination in court.
http://www.vox.com/2015/4/1/8326221/pao-sexism-data-silicon-valley
US woman jailed for 20 years for "feticide"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/01/indiana-woman-jailed-for-feticide-its-never-happened-before/