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• TITLE: Investigating Factors Influencing Career Choice of Emirati Women in the Satellite and Space Industry in the UAE

  AUTHORS: Lara Ammoury

  KEYWORDS: Gender, Inclusion, Satellite and Space, Emirati Women, Career Choice

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Applied Sociology, Vol.13 No.6, June 30, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Purpose: The objective of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the career choice of Emirati women in the satellite and space industry in the UAE. Design/Methodology/Approach: A quantitative survey was collected from 120 employees working in 37 companies in the satellite and space industry in the UAE. Ten factors were identified from the literature review and factorial analysis. RII ranked the factors and identified their level of importance. One sample t-test identified the relation between the factors and the career choice of Emirati women in the satellite and space industry in the UAE. Correlation matrix identified the interplay between the factors. One-way ANOVA tests and independent t-tests tested the difference in perception among the respondents based on their demographic data towards the factors. Findings: Ten factors were identified and ranked in order of importance from highest to lowest: Satellite and space companies’ policies; Education institutions’policies and initiatives; Familial role model; Personal beliefs; Societal role models; Government policies and initiatives; STEM education; The role of media; The role of NGOs; and cultural and societal. Seven factors are very important and threearesomewhat important. All ten factors were found to positively affect the career choice of Emirati women in the satellite and space industry in the UAE using one sample t-test, t(119) > 1.96,p