Female peer mentors help retain college women in engineering

Female peer mentors help retain college women in engineering 05/25/2017 07:05 PM EDT A new study by social psychologist Nilanjana Dasgupta and her Ph.D. student Tara C. Dennehy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that early in college, young women in engineering majors felt more confident about their ability, a greater sense of belonging in engineering, more motivated and less anxious if they had a female, but not male, peer mentor. Full story at http://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/female-peer-mentors-help-retain-college Source University of Massachusetts at Amherst This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111