[2A] (09) OS: A new diverse society created by female students in engineering

[2A02] Women's Participation in Engineering Education in Japan

Early Women Students in School of Engineering

○Kotaro KURODA¹ (1. Nagoya University)

Keywords:Early women students, School of Engineering, Women's participation, Engineering education

Women students accounted for 16% of engineering enrollments in 2019, the lowest among OECD countries. This situation has been fostered throughout the history of the university. This paper provides an overview of the beginnings of engineering education and gender in Japan and reports the results of a survey of early women students in engineering.