International Women in Engineering Day: ‘I’ve dreamed of being an engineer since I was a little girl’
Today is International Women in Engineering Day, which celebrates the amazing work of female engineers around the world.
International Women in Engineering Day
INWED 2021: Michelle’s up for the challenge as she continues to climb career ladder
Michelle Fowler began working fresh out of school, at age 16, working as an admin assistant for Craig Group Catering. Little did she know that more than 30 years later, she would be taking up a senior role with North Star Shipping, a former core business of the same family-owned Aberdeen company.
INWED: Delivering technical solutions to projects around the world
Raised on a dairy farm on the Welsh border, Sarah Lee (30) has had a desire to understand how things work for most of her life.
INWED 2021: Empowering (and powerful) women in the energy transition
Five female engineers with DNV have collectively spent nearly forty years working towards the energy transition.
INWED 2021: Building a successful career in energy
For nearly eight years, Yousra Baghdadi has been a project engineer with EnerMech, an Aberdeen headquartered specialist in integrated mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and integrity services to the energy sector.
INWED 2021: I’m proof of Engineering Development Trust’s importance
As one of three young women who have just been appointed trustees on the board of the Engineering Development Trust (EDT), Laura Steedman (27), an asset supporting engineer on bp’s Clair field, hopes her own involvement with the trust will help inspire many other young women to consider a career in engineering.
INWED 2021: Engineer your career
The journey towards a career in oil and gas engineering has many twists and turns. For three women at Tendeka, a global specialist in advanced completions, production solutions and sand management, it was never a fixed destination they’d have mapped out as schoolgirls. Now, it’s a path they’re passionate about and actively encourage more women to navigate towards.
Still key challenges in the industry around role models
This Sunday (23rd June) marks International Women in Engineering Day. Christina Horspool has worked at Xodus Group for more than six years. The 34-year-old is originally from Birmingham, England and plays a key role the company’s environmental team.
A day in the life of an Airborne Oil & Gas engineer
This Sunday (23rd June) marks International Women in Engineering Day. Ines Mfarej Ep Nasri has worked at Airborne Oil & Gas in The Netherlands for almost five years. Ines is originally from Tunesia and plays a key role as the company’s controls engineer for industrial automation.
No such thing as a ‘typical’ engineer anymore
"You don’t look like a typical engineer," is a remark I often hear when I explain to those outside the industry what I do for a living. To me, there’s no such thing as a “typical” engineer anymore.