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Happy International Women in Engineering Day!

Happy International Women in Engineering Day!

FromShe's an Engineer


Happy International Women in Engineering Day!

FromShe's an Engineer

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Happy International Women in Engineering Day! In this episode, we are joined by guest host Tiffany Smith, to discuss the purpose of international women in engineering day (INWED), and the history of INWED. We also discuss the history of the Women's Engineering Society (WES), who helped found INWED, as we as the role of women engineers in World War 1 and beyond.

Here's where you can join the 2023 INWED Webinar: https://www.inwed.org.uk/inwed2023-webinar/

Sources:
1) https://www.un.org/technologybank/news/international-women-engineering-day-2022-malambo-and-tebello%E2%80%99s-stories-studying-industrial
2) https://www.inwed.org.uk/#:~:text=This%20year%20we'll%20be,lives%20and%20livelihoods%20every%20day.
3) https://www.inwed.org.uk/about/
4) https://electrifyingwomen.org/who-launched-the-womens-engineering-society-in-1919/
5) https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2014/06/ww1-women-engineers-in-the-first-world-war/#:~:text=The%20First%20World%20War%20was,the%20cranes%20and%20assemble%20weapons.
6) https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/women-in-warfare-female-engineers-make-their-mark-defense-technologies/
7) https://www.theiet.org/membership/library-archives/the-iet-archives/online-exhibitions/women-and-engineering/history-of-the-womens-engineering-society/#:~:text=The%20WES%20was%20founded%20in,held%20at%20the%20IET%20Archives.
Released:
Jun 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Our podcast, She's an Engineer, focuses on creating a community for women in engineering. We share our personal experiences and how we have overcome challenges as women studying and working in the engineering field. Our podcast episodes range from social topics from our college and post college years, interviews with other female engineers, and technical topics we have researched. We hope you join us!