Conference proceeding
Geotechnical Women Faculty from 1989-2017: A US Case Study
IFCEE 2018: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE, (11), pp.434-447
Geotechnical Practice Publication
01 Jan 2018
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Abstract
This case study addresses the advancements of women geotechnical engineering faculty in the U.S. over the past 30 years. In 1989, there were just eight women geotechnical faculty in the U.S. Today, we estimate that there are more than 80. Since 1989, there have been various efforts to increase the number and visibility of women geotechnical faculty, including NSF-funded workshops in 1989, 2003, and 2017; listservs and technical committees designed to connect women faculty and/or professionals; and networking efforts to develop and maintain connections between men and women geotechnical faculty for the purpose of enhancing the potential for collaboration between academia and industry. We discuss the various efforts, their successes and failures, and the lessons learned from these efforts.
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- Title
- Geotechnical Women Faculty from 1989-2017: A US Case Study
- Creators
- Patricia M. Gallagher - Drexel UniversitySharon W. Alestalo - Syracuse Univ, 151 Link Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244 USAShobha K. Bhatia - Syracuse Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Syracuse, NY 13244 USAAdda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos - Univ Michigan, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, 2024 GG Brown,2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USASucheta Soundarajan - Syracuse Univ, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
- Contributors
- A Lemnitzer (Editor)A W Stuedlein (Editor)M T Suleiman (Editor)
- Publication Details
- IFCEE 2018: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE, (11), pp.434-447
- Series
- Geotechnical Practice Publication
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Civil Engineers
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Identifiers
- 991019170501904721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Engineering, Civil
- Engineering, Geological