c
      step
      up
      efforts
      to
     
     
      recruit
      graduate
      students
      who
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      praviage:
      a’
      pool
      .of
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      candidates
      for
      female
      faculty
     
     
      who
      could
      act
      as
      role
      models/
     
     
      for
      undergraduate
      female
     
     
      students...
      Graduate
      students
     
     
      Should
      be
      recruited
      through
     
     
      increased
      Einancing,
     
     
      availability
      of
      part-time
     
     
      studies
      and
      exposure
      to.
     
     
      research.
      To
      ensure
      the
     
     
      retention
      of
      graduate
      students,
     
     
      faculties
      should
      provide
     
     
      networking
      opportunities,
     
     
      career
      counselling
      and
      research
     
     
      opportunities.
     
    

    
     
      |
     
    

    
     
      In
      workshops
      on
      retention
      of
     
     
      emale
      students
      te
      was
     
     
      ecommended
      that
      mentorship
     
     
      rograms
      be
      created
      and
      that
     
     
      workshops
      for
      faculty
      on
     
     
      student
      and
      women's
      issues
      be
     
     
      1e¢1d
      to
      ensure
      welcoming
      and
     
     
      student-friendly
      attitudes.
     
     
      further
      recommendations
      called
     
     
      For
      increased
      financial
     
     
      support,
      career
      counselling,
     
     
      ork
      opportunities
      and
     
     
      sonferences/workshops
      on
     
     
      ender-related
      issues.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1@
      workshop
      on
      recruitment
      and
     
    

    
     
      ooo
      of
      female
      faculty
     
     
      roposed
      an
      action
      plan
      to
     
     
      Nerease
      the
      number
      of
      women
     
     
      aculty
      in
      engineering
      and
      the
     
     
      sign
      of
      tenure
      and
      promotion
     
     
      riteria
      and
      processes’
      to
     
     
      ccurately
      reflect
      women's
      life
     
     
      attern
      and
      realities.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      €
      was
      also
      recommended
      that
     
     
      he
      engineering
      curriculum
      be
     
     
      ade
      more
      relevant
      to
      current
     
     
      oCietal
      realities
      and
      needs
      by
     
     
      reating
      a
      required
      first-year
     
     
      Urse
      to
      educate
      students
      in
     
     
      ne
      social
      context
      of
     
     
      NGineering.
      Faculty
      members
     
     
      10uld
      also
      be
      made
      responsible
     
     
      vr
      incorporating
      social
     
     
      Pntext
      and
      human
      values
      on
     
     
      Gir
      technical
      courses.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Professional
      engineers'!
     
     
      associations
      were
      asked
      to
     
     
      ensure
      that
      female
      engineers
     
     
      and
      engineering
      students
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _welcomed
      and
      supported.
      Ina
     
    
   
   
    
     
      workshop
      on
      marketing
      '
      the
     
     
      engineering
      profession,
      it
      was
     
     
      recommended
      that
      a
      national
     
     
      advertising
      campaign
      be
     
     
      developed
      and
      implemented
      to
     
     
      promote
      engineering
      as
      a
      caring
     
     
      profession
      that
      benefits
     
     
      society
      and
      humanity
      and
      is
     
     
      welcoming
      to
      women.
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Heads
      of
      corporations,
      for
     
     
      their
      part,
      were
      called
      on
      to
     
     
      show
      "by
      word
      and
      by
      deed"
      that
     
     
      their
      organizations
      are
     
     
      welcoming
      to
      women
      engineers
      by
     
     
      appointing
      women
      to
      their
     
     
      boards
      of
      directors
      and
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      senior
      line-management
     
     
      positions.
      These
      appointments
     
     
      must
      be
      concurrent
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      training
      awareness
      programs
     
     
      that
      result
      in
      commitment
      at
     
     
      all
      levels
      of
      the
      organization.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Employers
      were
      also
      called
      upon
     
     
      to
      develop
      recruitment
      and
     
     
      promotion
      strategies
      and
      to
     
     
      develop
      family-friendly
     
     
      policies
      that
      allow
      structured
     
     
      career
      paths
      for
      women
      leading
     
     
      to
      senior
      appointments.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      »
     
    

    
     
      Strategies
      recommended
      for
      the
     
     
      retention
      of
      female
      engineers
     
     
      involved
      the
      formation
      of
     
     
      advisory
      committees
      or
      councils
     
     
      to
      advise
      senior
      management
      on
     
     
      issues
      affecting
      women
      in
      the
     
     
      organization.
      These
      committees
     
     
      must
      include
      senior
      management
     
     
      and
      be
      representative
      of
      the
     
     
      diversified
      workforce.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Canadian
      Committee
      on
      Women
     
     
      in
      Engineering
      also
      presented
     
     
      the
      results
      of
      its
      research
     
     
      into
      effective
      practices
      at
     
     
      seven
      universities
      and
      six
     
     
      workplaces
      in
      Canada.
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      17,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
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