tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post114266876992490599..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Gender gap in engineering and businessAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1142861194558953942006-03-20T18:56:00.000+05:302006-03-20T18:56:00.000+05:30HalfDesi: I too agree with you that a big part (bu...HalfDesi: I too agree with you that a big part (but not the whole!) of the problem can be explained by the two things you mentioned: money and respect. However, I don't understand how an engineer gets less respect than a doctor ...<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, how about <A HREF="http://nanopolitan.blogspot.com/2006/03/of-gender-gaps-and-glass-ceilings.html" REL="nofollow">law</A>?Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1142790149640661792006-03-19T23:12:00.000+05:302006-03-19T23:12:00.000+05:30Two words to explain the US gender gap in engineer...Two words to explain the US gender gap in engineering: Money and Respect.<BR/><BR/>We don't have any problems getting women to go to medical school. Med school is not an easy path, and requires a strong science background. In that respect, it is not dissimilar to engineering.<BR/><BR/>At the end of it all, the doctor gets a lot more money and respect than the engineer.<BR/><BR/>This could explain the engineering gender gap. It could also explain the shortage of US-born engineers... there are simply better options available to talented individuals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com