Ph.D. candidate Daniene Byrne recently read a book that she says is a must read for people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It’s Data Feminism, a book by data scientists Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren Klein that presents a way of thinking about data that is informed by both intersectional feminism and a commitment to action. For more about this article … [Read more...] about Data Feminism
Preparing Engineers to Do Good in the World
In 1981, only 15 years after Rice University admitted its first undergraduate and graduate African American students, Gilda Barabino entered Rice as a graduate student in chemical engineering, making her the first African American in the department. Barabino's goal was to apply engineering to medicine, and she quickly focused her research on sickle cell disease, the most common … [Read more...] about Preparing Engineers to Do Good in the World
Letter to the Editor: Why So Few Women in IEEE, and What Can IEEE and WIE Do About It?
Only about 12% of IEEE Members (other than students) are women. Why is this, and what can be done about it? The main reasons for IEEE’s dismal gender diversity are probably that enrollments by women in electrical engineering (EE) departments are low and that IEEE is not doing much about the misperception that IEEE is an organization for “electrical and electronics … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Why So Few Women in IEEE, and What Can IEEE and WIE Do About It?
WIE From Around the World: My Experience as the Chair of an IEEE WIE Affinity Group
I was appointed chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group of the College of National University of Sciences and Technologies at the Pakistan Navy Engineering College (NUST-PNEC) on 5 June 2020 amid lockdown due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was a great honor for me to become the leader of an international Society where my leadership and team management … [Read more...] about WIE From Around the World: My Experience as the Chair of an IEEE WIE Affinity Group
Letter from the Editor: The Beauty of Indirect Trajectories
There is a predominant myth that the path to success is the shortest line between two points. Although mathematically this is true, it doesn’t mean it is true for our lives. Unfortunately, myths and fiction have longer lifelines than facts. Every successful woman we have ever profiled in IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine has never followed any direct trajectory. Everyone’s … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor: The Beauty of Indirect Trajectories