1. The Power of Numbers: Grades and Female Density in Influencing the Persistence of Women in Engineering Majors Open Access Author: Stine, Michelle L. Title: The Power of Numbers: Grades and Female Density in Influencing the Persistence of Women in Engineering Majors Graduate Program: Higher Education Keywords: women in engineeringself-esteemgradessocial identity threattokenism File: Download mlp3_dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Patrick T Terenzini, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorPatrick T Terenzini, Committee Chair/Co-ChairMichael John Dooris, Committee MemberDavid Post, Committee MemberJennifer Lynne Van Hook, Committee Member