Posted on February 14th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
Software engineer Sarah Blow enlists other female techies in events to promote engineering girl power. Thus was born Girl Geek Dinners, a networking organization for women in technology that’s since gone global.
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Tags: Events, Minority Group Engineers, Prism, Prism article, Women in Engineering, Women in Science
Posted on March 29th, 2010 by ASEE
Japan is Cool Robot Central. There are ‘bots that play soccer, dance, climb trees, and swim – not to mention manning assembly lines. Now, the nation that has long dominated industrial robotics is grappling with ways robots can tackle society’s other challenges, like aiding firefighters and an aging population.
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Tags: Japan, Prism article, Robotics
Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
“Piercings, Not Pocket Protectors,” an article from the April 2007 issue of Prism magazine, describes how a team of fun, hip “nerd girls” are seeking to change the stereotype of female engineers.
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Tags: Girls Education, Prism article, Programs for Girls, Women in Engineering