Mentoring for future female engineers: pilot at the Higher Polytechnic School of Zamora
Date
2021-09-30
Authors
González-Rogado, A. B.
García-Holgado, A.
García-Peñalvo, F. J.
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Publisher
IEEE
Abstract
The gender gap is a problem that affects all areas and regions in the world. The lack of females depends on different external and internal factors that make it a complex problem. In particular, this gap is most pronounced in engineering. Engineering and technical studies have a shortage of female vocations and a high dropout rate. In this paper, we present the pilot peer-mentoring programme, which has been carried out in the 2020-21 academic year at the University of Salamanca in the Higher Polytechnic School of Zamora. Mentoring has been given to first-year female students of engineering degrees. The implementation of the pilot programme has provided helpful information for implementing the mentoring programme from the 2021-22 academic year.
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Keywords
gender gap, peer mentoring, engineering education, higher education, virtual campus
Citation
A. B. González-Rogado, A. García-Holgado and F. J. García-Peñalvo, "Mentoring for future female engineers: pilot at the Higher Polytechnic School of Zamora," in Proceedings XI JICV 2021. XI International Conference on Virtual Campus (Salamanca, Spain, September 30th – October 1st, 2021), A. García-Holgado, F. J. García-Peñalvo, C. S. González-González, A. Infante-Moro and J. C. Infante-Moro, Eds., USA: IEEE, 2021. doi: 10.1109/JICV53222.2021.9600410.