?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Should+there+be+more+women+in+science+and+engineering%3F&rft.creator=Bouville%2C+Mathieu&rft.subject=Ethics&rft.description=Many+people+hold+this+truth+to+be+self-evident%2C+that+there+should+be+more+female+students+in+science+and+engineering.+Typical+arguments+include+possible+benefits+to+women%2C+possible+benefits+to+the+economy%2C+and+the+unfairness+of+the+current+female+under-representation.+However%2C+these+justifications+are+never+explicitly+and+thoroughly+presented.+Clearly+stating+and+scrutinizing+them%2C+we+show+that+they+in+fact+have+logical+flaws.+When+made+consistent%2C+these+arguments+do+not+unconditionally+justify+enrolling+more+women+in+scientific+disciplines.+In+particular%2C+what+women+want+must+be+taken+into+account.+Outreach+programs+towards+K-12+girls+must+therefore+purport+to+allow+them+to+choose+a+field+freely%2C+rather+than+try+to+draw+as+many+of+them+to+scientific+disciplines+as+possible.+This+change+of+mindset+must+be+accompanied+by+a+close+examination+of+the+purpose+and+effects+of+these+programs.&rft.date=2007&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5471%2F1%2FBouville-women-engineering.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bouville%2C+Mathieu++(2007)+Should+there+be+more+women+in+science+and+engineering%3F+++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5471%2F