🎓Structural mechanisms of exclusion in the engineering sciences

Engineering degree programmes in Germany are still heavily male-dominated. This underrepresentation of women is not just an individual problem, but also points to structural barriers that systematically impede the access and success of certain groups. Vivien Matheis' doctoral project addresses this issue by analysing the structural mechanisms of exclusion in engineering studies. It adopts an intersectional perspective of analysis that takes into account the interactions of various categories of difference (such as gender and class, race, etc.). The aim of the thesis is to develop university strategies based on the empirical findings that contribute to the opening up of engineering degree programmes and thus promote a more diverse student body in the long term.