Engineering Professors: Gender Gatekeepers

Engineering Professors: Gender Gatekeepers. This evidence-based study analyzes a sample of 155 engineering and 285 non-engineering tenured and tenure track professors. The study finds that the engineering professor’s information processing elections are unique among their academic peers. This difference offers a functional advantage in the conduct of their professional responsibilities. However, it can also be an impediment in their ability to incorporate the latent talent of women into the...