Women engineers have been in the public limelight for decades yet we havesurprisingly little historically grounded understanding of the patterns ofemployment an... » 

Women engineers have been in the public limelight for decades yet we havesurprisingly little historically grounded understanding of the patterns ofemployment and education of women in this field. Most studies are either policypapers or limited to statistical analyses. Moreover the scant historicalresearch so far available emphasizes the individual single and uniquecharacter of those women working in engineering often using anecdotal evidencebut ignoring larger issues like the patterns of the labour market andeducational institutions.Richly illustrated Crossing Boundaries Building Bridges offers answers tothe question why women engineers have required special permits to pass throughthe male guarded gates of engineering and examines how they have managed this.It explores the differences and similarities between women engineers in ninecountries from a gender point of view. Through case studies the book considersthe mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion of women engineers f «