Women in Civil Engineering in India

The civil engineering profession in India is generally considered as the potentially male dominant profession. After various reforms during recent years for equality rights, there are increase in the number of women in civil engineering profession. The present study discusses the current scenario of female enrollment in various engineering field, factors affecting on the women for the selection of career as civil engineer, prospect for women in civil engineering field. The present study also include the discussion on various schemes of government of India to supports women in technical education field.