Retaining Women in Engineering: The Empowerment of Lean Development

ISBN-13: 9781032071855 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 224 str.

Stavig, Alissa

Opis

The book compares and links training and learning methods used within engineering fields for new engineers to the low retention rate of female engineers and the higher percentage of women in medical fields. It discusses the adoption of a Lean Development Training and Learning approach which is currently being successfully used in the medical field.

Spis treści

Part I: The Problem 1. The Female Engineer Retention Challenge 2. Two Sides of the Same Coin - Gender Bias and Gender Confidence 3. It Begins with Pink and Blue Part II: Analyzing the Problem Using an Engineering Process 4. Medicine as a Model for Engineering – Creating Job Satisfaction 5. Through the Lens of an Engineer 6. Finding Root Cause Through a Causal Diagram Part III: Developing a Solution: Lean as a Foundation for Change and Learning 7. Industry Efficiency Via Lean 8. Creating a Physician – the Learning Process 9. An Engineer’s Learning Environment Part IV: Strategy 1: Empowering Control of a Career 10. Building a Level Playing Field 11. It’s Just Good Engineering - The Basics of Lean Development 12. Accepting a Hand Up: Role Models, Technical Coaches, and Mentors Part V: Strategy 2: Enabling Leaders to Lead – Creating Satisfying Work 13. Lead the Change to the Way the Work is Done 14. Leading the Development of Engineers and Managers 15. Leading Beyond the Causal Diagram Appendix A. Going Home On Time – Lean Development – The Principles Appendix B. Bringing Lean Development to a University Engineering Program. Appendix C. Books to Consider