Anthropology of Engineering Education: Gender Aspects

The article examines the problem of gender asymmetry in student training in engineering educa-tion. Analysis of statistical data and research results presented in publications by domestic and foreign authors allowed us to note several problem areas: the age of the onset of gender stereotypes; the mutual influence of gender stereotypes among students, their parents and teachers; the relationship between gender stereotypes and the chosen fields of study (natural sciences and liberal arts); manifestations of gender asymmetry in the field of professional training of engineers, specialists in the natural sciences, mathematics and IT. The expansion of the research horizon in connection with online education and the Internet of Things (IoT) is noted, an overview of methods is given taking into account the specifics of the study of gender stereotypes in the professional education system, from the specifics of the requirements for the tool for obtaining valid results, to the specifics of the data obtained in the field of neuropsychology, allowing us to talk about the possibility of overcoming, minimizing or even correcting gender stereotypes.