Google Mind The Gap Program Aims To Get More Women Into Computer Engineering
Google ran a blog post today about how it encourages women to study engineering, highlighting its “Mind the Gap” program. The program aims to tackle the issue of the decline in females studying computer science globally. “Teenage years have been …
Engineering open house for females planned at Roebling Museum
FLORENCE — Engineering isn’t just a boy’s club.
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NF: In the microwave industry and in engineering in general, the lack of women has become more noticeable. As former Chair of IEEE’s Women in Engineering group, you have personally tried to attract more women to engineering. What did you find effective?
Viva Brazil! Leading the change for women in business
What is Brazil doing right that other countries haven't yet figured out? While you might think of Brazilian women only as gorgeous bikini-clad supermodels, a closer look will show you that the women of ...
3 in 10 engineering students are female
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Malaysia-born woman made dean of award-winning engineering faculty
Petaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) - A Malaysian-born woman has been named dean of Waterloo University Canada's award-winning engineering faculty.
Butler America Receives National Certification as Women's Business Enterprise.
SHELTON, Conn., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Butler America, Inc., a business specializing in Technical Outsourcing Service Solutions, received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by ...
Why there are fewer women in math related fields
There are a lot of stereotypes of engineers, some negative, few positive, but the image most people see when they think of engineers is overwhelmingly of a male. It’s not really far from the truth. Although more than half of the students in college are women, majors in the science, technology, engineering and math fields attract far fewer female students than males. According to a study by the ...
Engineering safer drinking water in Africa
In the United States and other developed countries, fluoride is often added to drinking water and toothpaste to help strengthen teeth. But too much naturally occurring fluoride can have exactly the opposite effect.
Four Maple Shade high students delve into engineering
Four young ladies from Maple Shade High School recently spent a day at the Lockheed Martin facility in Moorestown taking part in the company’s annual Women in Engineering Day event.