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Do you think women are fully supported to pursue an engineer career?

If not - tell us how you think they should be in the comments below

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  • In this question, there is a lot of room for interpretation and life experience.  Culture may not encourage women to pursue a career in Engineering, as growing up girls may be encouraged to 'act more like a women'.  I know that I was thrilled when my step-daughter decided to pursue a degree in industrial design.  I would be thrilled if my granddaughter were to pursue a career in engineering (she already likes robots).  But not all parents, grandparents, relatives, teachers or friends are that open minded.

     

    Going through college I knew very few (< 2%) of women in the engineering program.  I my career, I think that less than 10% of my co-workers were female.  But this does not mean that women can not do the job, as some of the best engineers that I have worked with in my career were women, including some of bosses or managers.

     

    I think through early education, with enrichment opportunities like STEM, more and more young girls are aware of and/or are becoming interested in a potential career in engineering.  Which is a very good thing.  I look forward to a time when men and women, in equal numbers, decide on a career in engineering.

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  • In this question, there is a lot of room for interpretation and life experience.  Culture may not encourage women to pursue a career in Engineering, as growing up girls may be encouraged to 'act more like a women'.  I know that I was thrilled when my step-daughter decided to pursue a degree in industrial design.  I would be thrilled if my granddaughter were to pursue a career in engineering (she already likes robots).  But not all parents, grandparents, relatives, teachers or friends are that open minded.

     

    Going through college I knew very few (< 2%) of women in the engineering program.  I my career, I think that less than 10% of my co-workers were female.  But this does not mean that women can not do the job, as some of the best engineers that I have worked with in my career were women, including some of bosses or managers.

     

    I think through early education, with enrichment opportunities like STEM, more and more young girls are aware of and/or are becoming interested in a potential career in engineering.  Which is a very good thing.  I look forward to a time when men and women, in equal numbers, decide on a career in engineering.

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