Articles | International Women's Day

16 Dec, 2020

Engineer, astronaut, physician, entreprenuer, dancer: how Mae Jemison became the first woman of colour in space

Jonathan Bradley

When Dr. Mae Jemison was born in Alabama in 1956, the American South was still governed under racially segregated Jim Crow laws and no Black woman had ever worked as an engineer at NASA.
09 Nov, 2020

An Unexpected Passion for Engineering

Felicity Furey is an award winning inspirational speaker, entrepreneur and engineer passionate about diversity.
09 Nov, 2020

Turia Pitt on the Engineering Mindset that Helped Her Make a Comeback

Engineer Turia Pitt draws on her own experiences of overcoming adversity to motivate others.
06 Nov, 2020

Challenging Stereotypes: All it Takes is "10 Seconds of Courage"

Martial arts and engineering might seem like chalk and cheese, but according to Nadine Champion there are many areas of crossover.
04 Nov, 2020

What 2020's International Women's Day Theme Means for Engineers

When it comes to gender diversity, the engineering profession isn’t starting from zero. Conversations about strategies to attract, retain and support women have been going on for some time now.
02 Nov, 2020

Engineering's Journey to Gender Balance is Progressing One Step at a Time

To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), Engineers Australia hosted a series of events in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney featuring industry experts discussing how the profession can achieve last year’s IWD theme of ‘Balance for Better’

Engineer, astronaut, physician, entreprenuer, dancer: how Mae Jemison became the first woman of colour in space

An Unexpected Passion for Engineering

Turia Pitt on the Engineering Mindset that Helped Her Make a Comeback

Challenging Stereotypes: All it Takes is "10 Seconds of Courage"

What 2020's International Women's Day Theme Means for Engineers

Engineering's Journey to Gender Balance is Progressing One Step at a Time

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