?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Should+there+be+more+women+in+science+and+engineering%3F&rft.creator=Bouville%2C+Mathieu&rft.subject=Ethics&rft.description=Many+people+hold+this+truth+to+be+self-evident%2C+that+there+should+be+more+female+students+in+science+and+engineering.+%0AWe+first+examine+four+usual+arguments%3A+higher+salaries%2C+the+possibility+to+help+others%2C+the+positive+impact+of+diversity+on+designs%2C+and+the+increasing+need+for+engineers.+These+indicate+that+there+ought+to+be+a+mutual+attraction+between+women+and+scientific+fields%2C+so+that+there+should+be+more+women+in+these+fields+inasmuch+as+women+are+motivated+to+graduate+in+science+and+engineering.+Another+common+argument+is+that+women+are+under-represented+in+scientific+fields.+Yet+under-representation+is+morally+neutral+and+cannot+by+itself+be+a+justification.+Focusing+on+ethics+rather+than+statistics%2C+we+conclude+that+every+woman+should+be+allowed+to+graduate+in+a+field+congruent+with+her+abilities+and+desires.+This+is+similar+to+the+result+of+mutual+attraction.+Outreach+programs+towards+K-12+girls+must+therefore+purport+to+allow+them+to+choose+a+field+freely%2C+rather+than+try+to+draw+as+many+of+them+to+scientific+disciplines+as+possible.+At+the+very+minimum%2C+this+will+require+an+evaluation+of+the+impact+of+outreach+and+a+change+of+mindset.&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5367%2F1%2FBouville-women-engineering.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bouville%2C+Mathieu++(2006)+Should+there+be+more+women+in+science+and+engineering%3F+++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5367%2F