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Lack of Women in Renewable Energies Industry in Sweden Interviewee perception on the lack of women representation in STEM careers and therefore the renewable energy industry in Sweden

Baptista Torres, Daniela LU (2023) EKHS34 20231
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This thesis aims to understand the exclusionary process that leads women to be underrepresented in the renewable energy industry in Sweden. Through interviews and a ground theory approach to the analysis of the data, this thesis aims to explore the perception and experiences of women during their higher education in heavy math STEM careers and later their career choices this thesis will provide an image of the barriers and opportunity faced by women, that contribute to the lack of representation in the renewable energy industry. Overall, this thesis concludes that there is still a lot of negative attitudes that led to women to change career paths, furthermore there is a vacuum of information regarding the renewable energy industry career... (More)
This thesis aims to understand the exclusionary process that leads women to be underrepresented in the renewable energy industry in Sweden. Through interviews and a ground theory approach to the analysis of the data, this thesis aims to explore the perception and experiences of women during their higher education in heavy math STEM careers and later their career choices this thesis will provide an image of the barriers and opportunity faced by women, that contribute to the lack of representation in the renewable energy industry. Overall, this thesis concludes that there is still a lot of negative attitudes that led to women to change career paths, furthermore there is a vacuum of information regarding the renewable energy industry career opportunities and the information and knowledge that women students of STEM careers receive. Departing from an inductive approached and grounded in social constructivism theory, this thesis contributes to existing research by connection the interviewees perceptions and experiences and the subsequent underrepresentation of women in the industry. (Less)
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author
Baptista Torres, Daniela LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS34 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
STEM, Energy Industry
language
English
id
9140164
date added to LUP
2024-08-29 11:32:48
date last changed
2024-08-29 11:32:48
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  abstract     = {{This thesis aims to understand the exclusionary process that leads women to be underrepresented in the renewable energy industry in Sweden. Through interviews and a ground theory approach to the analysis of the data, this thesis aims to explore the perception and experiences of women during their higher education in heavy math STEM careers and later their career choices this thesis will provide an image of the barriers and opportunity faced by women, that contribute to the lack of representation in the renewable energy industry. Overall, this thesis concludes that there is still a lot of negative attitudes that led to women to change career paths, furthermore there is a vacuum of information regarding the renewable energy industry career opportunities and the information and knowledge that women students of STEM careers receive. Departing from an inductive approached and grounded in social constructivism theory, this thesis contributes to existing research by connection the interviewees perceptions and experiences and the subsequent underrepresentation of women in the industry.}},
  author       = {{Baptista Torres, Daniela}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Lack of Women in Renewable Energies Industry in Sweden Interviewee perception on the lack of women representation in STEM careers and therefore the renewable energy industry in Sweden}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}