Passive Voice

3 Read the following texts about women in engineering and computing. Then, replace each icon with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the texts.

The issue of nonproportional representation in the number of engineering and computer science bachelor’s degrees awarded is in large part an issue of women’s underrepresentation, and some women of color are particularly underrepresented. Although black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Alaska Native women together

(made up/were made up) 18 percent of the population ages 20 to 24 in 2013, they (awarded/were awarded) just 6 percent of computing and 3 percent of engineering bachelor’s degrees conferred that year. In contrast, men from these demographic groups (made up/were made up) 19 percent of the population ages 20 to 24 and (awarded/ were awarded) 18 percent of computing bachelor’s degrees and 12 percent of engineering bachelor’s degrees. (…) made up; were awarded; made up; were awarded

CORBETT, Christianne; HILL, Catherine. Solving the equation: the variables for women's success in engineering and computing. AAUW. 2015. Disponível em: www.aauw.org/app/uploads/2020/03/Solving-the-Equation-report-nsa.pdf. Acesso em: 27 jun. 2022.

Language Note

URM = Underrepresented Minority (minoria sub-representada)

DIVERSITY AMONG U.S. ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING GRADUATES

Engineering and computing have not achieved levels of gender and racial/ethnic diversity on par with those of the general population between the ages 20 and 24. Women of all races/ethnicities except Asian (underrepresent/are underrepresented) among engineering and computing bachelor’s degree recipients compared with their representation in the general population. White women (awarded/were awarded) 13 percent of the engineering and 10 percent of the computing bachelor’s degrees in 2013, while making up 28 percent of the general population. The largest discrepancy is among URM women, who (awarded/were awarded) just 3 percent of the engineering and 6 percent of the computing bachelor’s degrees in 2013, while making up 18 percent of the general population (…).

are underrepresented; were awarded; were awarded

CORBETT, Christianne; HILL, Catherine. Solving the equation: the variables for women's success in engineering and computing. AAUW. 2015. Disponível em: www.aauw.org/app/uploads/2020/03/Solving-the-Equation-report-nsa.pdf. Acesso em: 27 jun. 2022.