Evelyn N. Bailey was bit by the engineering bug when she went on an eighth grade field trip to Washington University School of Engineering. “I knew I wanted to be an engineer at 13,” Bailey said. The ...
Rajakumari Chouta, a former software developer at Amazon, has filed a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination after she claims a manager suggested her familial responsibilities made her unsuitable for ...
International Women in Engineering Day will celebrate its 11th year on June 23. This day of recognition was launched by the UK’s Women’s Engineering Society (WES). The organization has worked for over ...
On Wed. Feb. 6, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted a roundtable session about lessons in leadership and empowering women in STEM. The event, which took place at MD&M West in Anaheim, Calif., ...
Margaret Limbaugh was a mother of two young children when she decided to set her sights on earning an engineering degree from the University of North Florida. "My ex-husband said, 'Oh, so you made an ...
Many strides have been made over the last few decades to increase the number of women in engineering. Back in the 1970’s women accounted for only 3% of engineers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, ...