WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING - A LIFE SEQUENCE-ANALYSIS

This article integrates the extant literature and the results from the analysis of two national surveys to identify the factors that influen ce the participation of women and minorities in science and engineerin g. Although evidence is more limited for minorities than for women, no tions of self-concept/self-efficacy, peer influence, and goal commitme nt, which can be traced to early socialization experiences, may accoun t for most of the participation disparities by race and gender.