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This is a continuation of my journey through engineering, complete with it’s own soundtrack by Joan Jett’s I Love Rock and Roll album. College Challenges: (I’m Gonna) Run Away It’s time to admit it. You make me feel like an idiot. (clip) After the heyday of being an engineering student (about 1-2 weeks), the dark days […]
August 15, 2015
A psychology professor asked me recently what the personal story was behind the data about women engineers (the low enrollment numbers, low retention into the field, etc). I had recently heard Joan Jett’s I Love Rock and Roll album and felt, in some way, it could be the soundtrack for my engineering journey. But then, […]
December 5, 2014
I first read about the game, King of the Hill, in the book, The Great Brain, which was set in the 1800’s. Common among boys, at least into my youth, the game has each participant try ascend to the top of the hill. The first is “the king”, but the game still isn’t over after someone makes it […]
November 5, 2014
This is an excerpt of a book I started for women in engineering. Maybe later, I’ll compile it into a book. For now, they’re just essays to share. College is a common experience for women engineers. Some women knew as girls that they wanted to be engineers. Others heard about it from friends or relatives […]
October 10, 2014
Makes sense that raising kids requires time. But I guess some people need a study to believe it might actually affect a career. Read more at http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2014/09/11/study-male-scientists-want-to-be-involved-dads-but-few-are/
September 7, 2014
This job calls for an engineer… and we are the engineers. This is the first of the Engineering Goddess products for women engineers who aren’t too shy to show off a bit. The campaign ends on Sep 28, 2014 but 15 people can restart it again. Go to teespring.com to order.
August 10, 2014
Engineering Student Survival Guide: Actually a really good book. Just wish it weren’t so expensive. Buy the used version if you can.
May 19, 2014
OK, I haven’t read them yet, but a friend passed these on to me and I felt I had to at least post them as a resource since I’m getting slower at reading. Folks are indicating that they are realistic, helpful for young students (especially those who engage in narratives like girls, stereotypically). A collection […]
January 3, 2014
I’m not sure about the title, but having a collection of mechanical handy women in the popular media in one place is nice. And they do indicate that the Wrench Wench is capable, not just eye candy. See examples of Wrench Wenches. The Gadgeteer Genius seems to be a unisex title of a similar ilk […]
January 9, 2013
I love my math and computer students. Well, they’re graduated and working for a living, but they will always be my students. During a dinner with a few recently, we were discussing a book I was trying to read about Ada Lovelace (if you’re a computer geek, you will most likely know her). As the […]
Because Engineering Should Be Fun 
September 15, 2015
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