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The Gender Gap: Students weigh in on being the minority in stereotypically single-gendered majors at UA

The Gender Gap: Students weigh in on being the minority in stereotypically single-gendered majors at UA

Becca Murdoch October 15, 2015

You walk into a classroom, students surrounding you on all sides, but something feels slightly off – you are one, if not the only person, of your gender in attendance. This is not a reality for everyone...

UA engineers earn SWE awards

UA engineers earn SWE awards

Elizabeth Elkin October 6, 2014

Grace Guin and Lexi Romine, two University of Alabama graduates, were recently selected to receive nationally competitive awards by the Society of 
Women Engineers. Ten members of SWE collegiate chapters...

Female engineers remain a minority on UA campus

Female engineers remain a minority on UA campus

Reed OMara September 9, 2014

When Maggie Smallwood and Kayla Foust strode into their electrical engineering seminar the first week of class, they found themselves the only women in a class of over 50 people. The two, both juniors...

Women engineers on the rise

Women engineers on the rise

Elizabeth Manning October 11, 2011

At the University of Alabama, in any given class of 50-60 engineering students, as few as five female students will be present. The female demographic is hardly represented, but the gender imbalance is...