Table 1 Demographics of women in engineering used in this study
Minoritized women | Majority women | |
|---|---|---|
Total number of students | 121 (32%) | 252 (68%) |
Race/Ethnicitya | ||
Asian | 16 (13%) | 89 (35%) |
Black or African American | 19 (16%) | 0 |
Latina or Hispanic | 80 (61%) | 0 |
Middle Eastern or Native African | 11 (9%) | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 3 (2%) | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or another Pacific Islander | 5 (4%) | 0 |
White | 22 (18%) | 172 (68%) |
Another race/ethnicity not listed above | 3 (2%) | 0 |
Parents’ level of education | ||
First-generation college students | 78 (69%) | 73 (28%) |
Continuing-generation college students | 35 (31%) | 187 (72%) |
Year enrolled in college | ||
First-year | 17 (15%) | 49 (19%) |
Second-year | 16 (14%) | 42 (16%) |
Third-year | 33 (29%) | 60 (23%) |
Fourth-year or higher | 47 (42%) | 109 (42%) |