Which engineering is best for girls?
Future of Women in Engineering: Top Colleges, Branches and Career Prospects
In this article you will read about top engineering courses for women and career prospects related to the courses. Girl students are breaking stereotypes by choosing and making a successful career in engineering. Read here about the most preferred engineering courses by girls.
Even though girls are equally bright in mathematics and science as boys, but, the number of girls choosing engineering as a career is comparatively less. The biggest reason for this is that in Indian Society the idea of engineering as a career is for boys only. The engineering as a career for women is affected by the gender based stereotypes. Even some branches of engineering such as mechanical engineering is considered as men only branch as it comprises construction and handling machinery or civil engineering where one is required to work on building roads, bridges or skyscrapers etc.
But the times are changing and people are gradually realising that women too can have a successful career in engineering domain. Even, the eligibility criteria for engineering studies mention qualifying marks in compulsory subjects and not some gender based criteria; which means every branch of engineering is open for girls
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