Annual Review of Literature on Women in Engineering Now Available from the Society of Women Engineers; Compilation of 130 articles on women in engineering, science, mathematics and technology.

CHICAGO -- The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) announces the availability of its 2004 Literature Review of Women in Engineering. Recognizing the long-standing need to compile research on women in engineering, the SWE Magazine has published an annual review of literature for the past four years. This publication compiles a number of articles that examine programs designed to increase the number of women and minorities involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics as well as studies of the experiences and impact of women engineers in industry and academe.

A team of researchers at New Mexico State University collected nearly 300 sources published in 2004 and early 2005. These consist of journal articles, dissertations, conference proceedings papers, reports, and items from newspapers, magazines, electronic sources, and other media. Priority is given to research that has been subjected to peer review such as journal articles and books from academic presses.

"The main goal of the Literature Review is to provide a compiled source of information on women in engineering for SWE members, researchers, and the general public," said Anne Perusek, director of editorial and publications at the Society of Women Engineers. "This compilation fuels our mission-critical programming to keep SWE advancing in its efforts to support, sustain, and grow the number of women in engineering and technology."

The 130 resources included in this year's review focus on "big stories" about women in engineering, diversity in the professoriate, motherhood and academia, the science and engineering workforce, research on K-12 preparation for engineering, programming for women and underrepresented minorities in universities, gender and technology, trends in educational equity of girls and women, and conferences. The 2004 Literature Review can be found on the SWE web site at www.swe.org/review.

About SWE

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. For more information about the Society please visit www.swe.org or call [phone].