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Technology and Society DOCUMENT RESUME ED 086 070 HE 004 972 AUTHOR Bugliarello, George, Ed.; And Others TITLE Women in Engineering. Bridging the Gap Between Society and Technology. INSTITUTION Illinois Univ., Chicago. PUB DATE 12 Jul 71 NOTE 112p. AVAILABLE FROM Vivian G. Cardwell, Assistant to the Dean, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Box 4348, Chicago, Illinois 60680 ($2.00) EDRS PRICE MF-S0.65 HC-$6.58 DESCRIPTORS Conference Reports; Conferences; *Engineering; Engineering Technology; *Females; Feminism; *Higher Education; *Sex Discrimination; Technical Education; *Womens Education; Workshops ABSTRACT Under the sponsorship of the Engineering Foundation and the co-sponsorship of the Society of Women Engineers, a conference on "Women in Engineering--Bridging the Gap between Technology and Society" was held. The conference's goal was to consider the extent to which a greater participation of women in technology can arrest the widening gap developing between technology and society and to propose a national strategy for increasing this participation. This document contains the addresses of invited speakers concerning various aspects of the problem as well as background information. The main thrust of the conference was carried out through action-oriented workshops. Workshop I addressed the problem of the gap between technology and society and the role of women in reducing it, and Workshop II considered women as engineers and their opportunities. These two workshops served as background primers. Workshops III, IV, and V considered programs for the effective participation of women engineers in industry, government, and education, respectively. A sixth workshop pursued the philosophical aspects of the problem being considered. In the summary an outline is given of workshop activities, including recommendations and resolutions. A selective bibliography and a post-conference newsletter are presented in the appendices. (Author/PG) WOMEN IN ENGINEERING BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY EDITED BY U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION A WELFARE GEORGE BUGLIARELLO NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION VIVIAN CARDWELL HisDO(l1MF N114C, HEEN REPRO C., CFO FII AC 1. V ns PUFF 4 E C7I wlne OLIVE SALEMBIER rHE PF PSON OR 01,GFNJZAriON DR1C,,FF AT C it POIN1S CI vE K C.,7 WINIFRED WHITE DC NCH V( (I scrxwiFY RFPRF 'EN, 0, I I(lAt NATIONAL .4S1 ru IF Or F P0,,,,ON OW POL CY tr I IP PROCEEDINGS OF AN ENGINEERING FOUNDATION CONFERENCE JULY 12-16, 1971 NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE HENNIKER, NEW HAMPSHIRE I lu printing of this book Was made possible bi thegenerous support oftheEngineering Foundation,.1rnerican'Iclephone and "telegraph Company, Cenci-alElectric Corporation, General Tutors Corporation, and the College of Engineering of the University of 'llinois at Chicago Circle. Published by the Univcrsity of Illinois at Chicago Circ lc WOMEN IN ENGINEERING Bridging the Gap Between Society and Technology -U Edited By George Bugliarello Olive Salembie,- and and Vivian Cardwell Winifred White College of Engineering Society of Women Engineers University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Proceedings of an Engineering Foundation Conference July 12-16, 1971 New England College Henniker, New Hampshire Women In Engineering Library of Congress Catalogue No. 72-619559 Engineering Foundation Conference WOMEN ENGINEERING Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Society Conference Chairman George Bug liarcllo, Dean College of .'ingincering University of Illinois al Chicago Circle Conference Co-Chairman Olive Salembier, President Society of 1Volneli Engi ileerS Conference Steering Committee Stanley W. Burriss President, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company The Honorable Martha W. Griffiths Member of Congress Charles P. Horne Chairman of the Board, Southern California Industry Education Council Robert S. Ingersoll Chairman of the Board, Borg-Warner Corporation David R. Reyes-Guerra Executive Director, Engineers' Council foe Professional Development Morgan Sparks Vice President, Bell Laboratories Director, Engineering Foundation Research Conferences Sandford S. Cole Conference Coordinator at the University of Illinois at --hicago Circle Vivian Cardwell, Assistant to the Dean College of Engineering Contents The Conference George Bugliarello 6 Addresses Women, Technology and Society- George Bugliarello 8 Women Engineers Olive Salembier Au Industry View- Slane ly W. Burriss 15 A Government View--Martha W. Griffiths 21 Thc Approach--Part IDavid R. Reyes-Guerra 28 The Imice Approach Part I1- -John Alden 31 :tizens' Advisory Committee on the Status Women -Jacqueline G. Gutwillig 34 vVomen in Engineering: Some Perspectives on the Past, Present and Future-John B. Parrish 38 Women in Engineering Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Society-Elizabeth Duncan Koontz 51 Improving Technology Transfer Charles F. Horne 57 Opportunities for Women in the Federal Civil Service -Harold H. Leich 64 Summary Outlinee of Workshop Activities, Including Recommendations and Resolutions Workshop I. Bridging the Gap between Technology and Society 70 Workshop II. Women as Engineers 78 Workshop III. A Program for Effective Participation of Women in Engineering and Other Technological Activities in Industry 80 Workshop IV. A Program for Effective Participation of Women Engineers in Government 83 Workshop V. A Program for Effective Participation of Women Engineers in Education 87 Workshop VI. Recap: The Society-Technology Gap 93 Concluding Conference Resclution 97 Conference Attendees 98 Appendix A- Post-Conference Newsletter 102 Appendix B-A Selected Bibliography 107 The Conference Underthespon so rshipoft heEngineeringFoundation andthe co-sponsorship of the Society of Women Engineers, a conference on -Women in EngineeringBridging the Gap Between Technology and Society" was held al New England College, Henniker, New ilampshirejuly 12-16, 1971. The Conference gathered a small, selected group of engineers both women and men aswellasindustrialists,economists, educators and government personnel, who were willing to spend a %Neel,: of hard work in the monastic isolation of the quarters provided by the New England College at Ilenniker. The goal was to consider the extent to which a greater participation of women in technology can arrest the widening gap that is developing between technology society and to propose a national strategy for increasing this participation. Invited speakers addressed themselves to various aspects of the problem and provided background information, while the main thrust of the Conference was through action-oriented workshops which were loosely structured to allow freedom to the participants to contribute to the defining of the workshop tasks. Workshop 1, which addressed the problem of the gap between technology and society and the role of women in reducing it, and Workshop II, which considered women as engineers and their opportunities, served as background workshops, each one attended by half the Conference attendees. These were followed by WorkshopsIll,IV and V whi.:h ran concurrently and considered programs fortheeffective participation of women engineers in industry, government and education, respectively. A sixth workshop was formed after Workshop Ill had completed its task, because a need was felt to pursue further sonic of the general, philosophical aspects of the problem being considered. A seventh was concerned with coordinating the work of the separate workshops. Workshop summary reports and recommended resolutions were presented to the Conference on the last day. All but one of the resolutions were passed. The difficult task which the Conference had set itself was approached couragecusly with gratifying results. On the whole the Conference objectives were accomplished. The Conference also generated an enthusiastic personal commitment on the part of all in attendance to take individual actions in bringing about more understanding of technology within our society and greater encouragement to women to contribute their talents to the field of engineering.' Finally, the Conference identified problem areas that must be explored further, organizations for the carrying forward of positive programs for action, and the topics for additional exploratory conferences.2 The Proceedings The Conference was committed from the time of its organization to publishing its results and disseminating them as widely as possible in a vigorous effort to implement its proposals on a national scale. Phis volume thus resulted. The Conference talks are presented first, followed by the workshop outlines submitted by the workshop chairmen. These outlines contain the salient points covered during the workshop discussions and the recommendations, which constitute in essence the strategy for future action that emerged from the Conference. Also contained in the outlines are the resolutions proposed by the workshops and passed by the Conference. 1 For a report of the Conference attendees' activities dur.ng the first six months following the Conference, see the Newsletter in Appendix A. 2A follow-up conference sponsored by the Engineering Foundation has been planned for July 16-21, 1972 and will be devoted to "Women w Engineering and Management". Itis our hope that the information and rec,immendations contained in these ProccednigN will serve as a source of information and guidance to organizations and individuals from all sectors of the nation for increased understanding of the issues addressed by the Conference and for plans for action that will reasonably and effectively deal with the
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