Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0450785

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0450785

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Engineering diversity: An investigation of gender, workplace culture and change. Workplaces are changing rapidly in restructuring economies, but equity and diversity remain elusive. The engineering profession continues to experience difficulty attracting and retaining women. Gender equity programs that focus on women's training, socialisation and non-traditional 'choices' overlook the centrality of workplace cultures. This study reframes the issue, problematising the work context, rather than women themselves. A qualitative investigation of discourses and practices at a range of engineering sites will be conducted. As the first major study of the work place culture in Australian engineering the findings will provide a basis for change in engineering industry, policy, and education settings.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 05-2004

End Date: 12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $204,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Social Change | Other Studies in Human Society | Social Policy And Planning | Gender Specific Studies

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

The professions and professionalisation | Gender | Changing work patterns |

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