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Pipelining Attractive Programs for Women: Male Mentors

June 1, 2021 by Thittaporn Ganokratanaa and Nicholas Haythorn

Bogotá, Colombia based Prof. José David Cely has made supporting female engineers such a regular part of his daily work that he barely even recognizes when he does it. IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Committee Chair Jenifer Castillo credits Cely as a mentor and supporter, explaining that he was one of the founding signatures to create the WIE Professional Affinity Group in … [Read more...] about Pipelining Attractive Programs for Women: Male Mentors

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The publication also advocates for women in leadership roles and career advancement for women in STEM professions, and it facilitates the development of programs and activities that promote the entry into and retention of women in engineering programs.

Engineering the Magic

When the Enchanted Tiki Room opened at Disney-land in Anaheim, Calif., in 1963, it was, by all accounts, thrilling. Inside were dozens of talking flowers, totem poles, and birds-colorful macaws, toucans, and cockatoos-and together they per-formed a musical show by dancing and singing along to tunes like the “Hawaiian War Chant.” Huge crowds visited the attraction, excited to get a look at these early Audio-Animatronics-“audio” meaning that sound triggered a series of mechanisms, like cams and levers, that caused a pneumatic valve to open and close, moving an eye, a beak, or part of the body in time with the music. People loved them.

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