Nuria Jaumot-Pascual

Prevailing notions of student leadership, especially in STEM, underscore competition and celebrate independence and self-promotion. In contrast, this chapter provides an alternative lens on student leadership development that recognizes the strengths of Native values centering relationality. Based on survey and photo elicitation data, key findings are that giving back and leadership development are strongly aligned, and giving back is pivotal in a leadership model for the persistence of Native students in STEM.

Transitions often bring reflection and change. This paper illuminates transformational change initiated by Native students who are transitioning into the workplace in engineering and computer science. Drawing on surveys (n=36) and photo elicitation interviews (n=4) from a larger, longitudinal project, and grounded in transitions theory, the paper describes how these new professionals are guided by values of culturally connected giving back, such as promoting technology sovereignty, and how they engage Two-Eyed Seeing to bring together western and Native knowledges. The paper concludes with recommendations for attracting and retaining Native scientists in E&CS through opportunities of giving back and Two-Eyed Seeing.

Background: To address social disparities and generate an innovative workforce, engineering higher education should provide learning environments that benefit students from all backgrounds. However, because engineering programs are not enrolling or retaining women of color at demographic parity, a better understanding of these students' experiences is needed to develop effective interventions.Purpose: This study analyzes research on women of color in undergraduate engineering education to determine what influences their experiences, participation, and advancement. We identify challenges to and strategies for persistence and present recommendations for engineering institutions to create interventions that support women of color and mitigate institutional inequities.Scope/Method: Using the snowballing method, we identified 65 empirical studies published between 1999 and 2015 that met the criteria for this review. These studies represented qualitative, mixed‐methods, and quantitative methodologies from various fields. We conducted a systematic thematic synthesis, informed by frames of intersectionality, critical race theory, and community cultural wealth.Conclusions: Women of color use navigational strategies to address the social pain of race and gender inequity in engineering education. Institutions should take responsibility for generating a sense of belonging for women of color and provide social and structural supports that increase self‐efficacy, address social pain, and improve retention.

Vital events, such as widowhood and retirement, are broadly accepted as points of inflection in the lives of older adults that often differ according to gender. In this study, we analyzed the influence of gender on meaningful leisure among older adults through the integration of qualitative and quantitative findings. The use of joint displays revealed that in this sample of people from Northern Spain: (1) there were no significant differences in the influence of retirement and widowhood on the leisure of the two genders, (2) the ethic of care was a constraining factor in older women’s leisure, (3) women were more innovative in their leisure in older age, and (4) volunteer activities were highly segregated by gender. The use of joint displays helped illuminate these four phenomena in light of quantitative and qualitative data.

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