Date Approved
6-2-2025
Embargo Period
6-2-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ed.D. Educational Leadership
Department
Educational Leadership
College
College of Education
Advisor
MaryBeth Walpole, Ph.D.
Committee Member 1
Sarah, Ferguson, Ph.D.
Committee Member 2
Monica Reid Kerrigan, Ed.D.
Disciplines
Education | Higher Education
Abstract
Gender disparities are found in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education because of gender norms and stereotypes that project the ideology that men are better at those subjects than women. Women who pursue a college education in STEM encounter barriers that influence them to switch to a non-STEM-related major making them part of the leaky pipeline. This case study examines the experiences that junior and senior cisgender women have while pursuing an electrical and computer engineering or computer science degree and how they overcome barriers they encounter to continue their educational pursuits in a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) major.
Recommended Citation
DeGeorge, Alena Marie, "A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY ON CISGENDER WOMEN EXPERIENCES IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS" (2025). Theses and Dissertations. 3369.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/3369
