Historic and recent trends indicate that there is a decline in the number of Australian students pursuing engineering careers, with this field also suffering from a lack of gender and ethnic diversity. One explanation revolves around perceptions of engineers and engineering, which are "extremely powerful and influential in human thought and behaviour" (Given, 2008).
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