An Engineering Department at a University Wants to Increase the Number

question 2

Multiple Choice

An engineering department at a university wants to increase the number of female engineering majors and graduates.Which of the following strategies would BEST help with this goal?

• A)hiring female professors that could serve as role models
• B)ignoring gender
• C)hiring more male professors
• D)asking professors to always make gender salient prior to any test

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