{"id":1853,"date":"2023-03-08T12:43:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2023-03-08T12:54:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:54:08","slug":"women-in-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/2023\/women-in-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Women in Engineering IWD2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1854\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/WOMEN-in-ENGINEERING.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/WOMEN-in-ENGINEERING.png 2240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/WOMEN-in-ENGINEERING-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/WOMEN-in-ENGINEERING-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/WOMEN-in-ENGINEERING-160x90.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/WOMEN-in-ENGINEERING-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/WOMEN-in-ENGINEERING-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/WOMEN-in-ENGINEERING-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/WOMEN-in-ENGINEERING-360x203.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This International Women&#8217;s Day we want to celebrate some of our past and present female researchers making incredible contributions in the field of engineering, energy research and climate change. Here at EERL we are immensely proud of these current and future leaders of industry, academia and public sector, and inspired by all their achievements:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alexis Tanner (Ph.D., present), Ellen McCole (M.A.Sc., present), Parvin Mehr (M.A.Sc., 2020), Holly Dole (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2018), Carol Brereton (Ph.D., 2018), Melina Jefferson (M.A.Sc., 2017), Yuan Liu (Ph.D. 2010), Chen Yang (M.A.Sc. 2008), Stephanie Trottier (M.A.Sc. 2005).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is a well-known fact that despite comprising over half of the Canadian population women are systemically and systematically under-represented in STEM. Too often, women do not tend to choose engineering as a potential academic or career path due to various barriers such as gender stereotypes, low female student enrollment in STEM disciplines,\u00a0historical engineering culture, lack of female role models,\u00a0and more. To break these barriers, EERL is committed to attracting talent and encouraging women from all backgrounds\u00a0to join our Lab and the Faculty of Engineering and Design.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2017 EERL launched our very first Women in Engineering Research Scholarship (WERS) under the FlareNet project. Parvin Mehr was the first student to receive the award and conducted research on experimental modelling of black carbon emissions as part of her Master&#8217;s degree. We carry on the tradition and encourage female students from various backgrounds to apply for the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/wers\/\">WERS<\/a>.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Interested in further opportunities within EERL? Learn more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/graduate-opportunities\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As part of a wider Faculty of Engineering and Design (FED), we share its bold vision to promote women in STEM, particularly through its <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-design\/about\/womeninengineering\/\">Women in Engineering &amp; IT Program<\/a>. WiE&amp;IT Program supports women students and alumnae through:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">networking events like <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-design\/industry-talks\/\">Industry Talks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zCBVfqf2q5A\">Career Fair<\/a> to help build professional networks;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">mentorship circles called &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-design\/candid-conversations\/\">Candid Conversations<\/a>&#8216; to learn from the leading engineering\/IT professionals;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kTavCzuYMBE&amp;list=PLivT1DdbOMP-rmMlIaqLjYHy3JDeJ6wD4\">UpSkill Video Series<\/a> that help develop your soft skills and gain a competitive edge for future opportunities;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-design\/cu-events\/trend-micro-office-tour\/\">company tours<\/a> to provide a glimpse of the future work environments within potential employers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As part of the FED we are excited to see a growing engagement of women in STEM:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">female enrollment in the engineering and IT programs increased by 94% over the past ten years;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">22.3% of current engineering and IT students at Carleton are women;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">23 new female faculty members have joined since 2020.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We look forward to seeing the existing gender gap narrow and further progress achieved in the engineering field in the years to come.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Happy International Women\u2019s Day!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This International Women&#8217;s Day we want to celebrate some of our past and present female researchers making incredible contributions in the field of engineering, energy research and climate change. 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