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CONCLUSION Before the status of engineers and scientists can be accurately stated, further study is obviously required. Specifically, those countries that are not included in this study must be contacted and the status of engineers and scientists determined. The Society of Women Engineers has undertaken a continuing effort to determine the status of engineers and scientists throughout the world. Generally the status of engineers and scientists is quite high and compares favorably with that of other professionals. Women appear to have the same educational opportunities as men. In Africa, the demand for engineers is quite great and engineers and scientists are highly rewarded; however there are no women engineers. In Asia, women are accepted professionally on the same level as men and are encouraged to enter the engineering and scientific fields. All women who have received a degree are working at their profession in the Asian countries. On the other hand, in Europe, women are not encouraged to enter the engineering and scientific fields and are not accepted without a great deal of skepticism. In Australia and New Zealand, the status of engineers and scientists is comparable to that of other professionals. In North America, the report contains information only on the status of women engineers and scientists in the United States. The status of women engineers is comparable to that of men; women appear to be quite happy in their work. In South America, women have only recently entered the engineering field. However, women in engineering are no longer considered the exception, and they have the same status as men.

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