There is research on:

• change and restructuring within the engineering sector
• gender issues in the engineering sector
• women's careers in engineering

Sources

Brown (2004)

Brown, A. (2004) 'Engineering Identities', Career Development International 9(3): 245-273.

Canny, Davis, Elias and Hogarth (2003)

Canny, A., Davis, C., Elias, P. and Hogarth, T. (2003) Early Career Experiences of Engineering and Technology Graduates. London: ETB.

Danford, Richardson and Upchurch (2002)

Danford, A., Richardson, M. and Upchurch, M. (2002) ‘Trade Union Strategy and Renewal: The Restructuring of Work and Work Relations in the UK Aerospace Industry’, Work, Employment and Society 16(2): 305-327.

Ismail (2003)

Ismail, M. (2003) ‘Men and women engineers in a large industrial organization: interpretation of career progression based on subjective career progression’, Women in Management Review 18(1/2): 60-67.

Jones, Scott, Bolton, Bramley and Manske (2000)

Jones, B., Scott, P., Bolton, B., Bramley, A. and Manske, F. (2000) ‘The British Engineer Problem: A Comparison of Careers, Employment and Skills’, Policy Studies 21(1): 5-24.

Mau (2003)

Mau, W-C (2003) ‘Factors that influence persistence in science and engineering career aspirations’, Career Development Quarterly 51(3): 234-243.

POST (2000)

Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (2000) Women in Science, Engineering and Technology – An On-Line Consultation (POST 133, report summary), Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology: London.

Powell, Bagilhole, Dainty and Neale (2004)

Powell, A., Bagilhole, B., Dainty, A. and Neale, R. (2004) ‘Does the Engineering Culture in UK Higher Education Advance Women's Careers?’, Equal Opportunities International 23(7/8): 21-38.

Singh and Vinnicombe (2000)

Singh, V. and Vinnicombe, S. (2000) ‘Gendered Meanings of Commitment from High Technology Engineering Managers in the United Kingdom and Sweden’, Gender, Work and Organization 7(1): 1-19.

Smith and Monk (2005)

Smith, N. and Monk, M. (2005) ‘Attracting tomorrow's engineers: an evaluation of a scheme to enhance recruitment into engineering’, European Journal of Engineering Education 30(2): 233-243.

Archived sources

A list of older sources and research.