Women in Engineering

<p>The release of the Epstein emails made clear that people of all types were involved, including Larry Summers, who has connections to Harvard and OpenAI. Bridget Todd breaks down why this matters.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> f ... Show More

<p>In this episode, we highlight more organizations doing great work led by Indigenous women.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> 

<p>In the second part of our conversation about the response to Chant&eacute; Joseph's Vogue article "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing now?", we delve even deeper to some of reasons why it resonated with so many.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.co ... Show More

For women in male-dominated fields like engineering, there are lots of stressors, both subtle and overt. As a result, many end up leaving the field altogether. But the ones who stay develop strategies to survive and to even challenge the status quo. Guests: Jessica Townsend, Ana, ... Show More

The technology sector is perceived as predominantly male, with many women feeling tech jobs are ‘not for them’. This lack of diversity will continue to be a problem until the stereotype is challenged.The BBC’s Women in Tech event during London Technology Week aimed to do exactly ... Show More

<p>Powered by social movements all over the world, women are getting more and more space, visibility, and respect within areas of expertise that were mainly dominated by men some time ago, such as natural sciences and engineering. Today Melissa dives a bit into women in the engin ... Show More

<p>We’ve all heard the phrase, “we need more women in engineering.” But is it enough to get them into it…only? Today’s guest is Mina Dezyanian and she’s the founder of IronRingGirls, the online home to resources for helping women in engineering build successful careers.</p> <p><s ... Show More

<p>In this episode, I talk to Karen Islas, P.E., a professional civil engineer and STEM advocate, about how her involvement with professional organizations, STEM, and mentorship, has helped to rapidly grow her engineering career. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions ... Show More

The BBC wants more women to apply for engineering jobs but the advice given at a recent BBC Design & Engineering event could be useful to everyone.In this podcast you’ll hear: - what it’s like to work at the BBC - tips on how to approach a job application - thoughts about changin ... Show More

<p>Neveen Awad, the daughter of an engineer, learned early in life “how fun it was to make machines do something.” As the only computer science major in her graduating class at college and later a PhD, she eventually realized that she did not want to spend her days coding. Awad b ... Show More

<p>In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, which is part of our Women in Civil Engineering series, I talk to Danielle Goudreau, a project manager at Collins Engineers, about how she found a cool niche to specialize in and what she is doing to build her expertise in the ... Show More

Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, is on a mission to get more young women into computer science. She says the problem isn't lack of interest. Her non-profit organization has trained thousands of girls to code, and the ranks of female science and engineering graduates con ... Show More

When Australian mechanical engineer Marita Cheng got to university, she was shocked to discover that only five out of 50 students on her course were female. She responded by starting Robogals - an organisation that goes into schools and teaches robotics to girls as a way of encou ... Show More