1st Edition

Empowering Women in STEM Working Together to Inspire the Future

Edited By Sanya Mathura Copyright 2024
216 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

216 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

216 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Throughout the globe, STEM careers exist. However, in some countries, particular STEM careers have been male-dominated while in other countries no gender biases exist as it relates to STEM careers. One common trend which occurs throughout the world is that women who are working in these STEM related fields typically leave after about five years. Contrarily, it has also been uncovered that more... Read more

About the Editor

Contributors

Foreword: Katie Mehnert

Preface – Women in STEM

Overview

Acknowledgements

SECTION I. Inspiring the Future

1. Space for Women: Defining Career Lessons

Shelli Brunswick

2. Be the Change You Want to See

Alex Knight

3. I #DERRtobedifferent, I Dare to Be Me

Ludmilla Derr

4. Paving the Way Forward for Other Female Arab Engineers

Eman Martin-Vignerte

5. Fueling the Future of Women in Industry

Stephanie Hajducek

6. Building the Next Generation of STEM Heroes

Marcella Ceva

SECTION II. Non-Traditional Paths

7. STEM with Mr N: STEM Communication, Awards, and the Power of STEM Advocates

Stuart Naismith

8. Increasing UPTIME: The Journey from Banking to Engineering

Jenny Ambler

9. Unexpected Paths, Endless Possibilities: A Journey of Integration between Literature and STEM

Corey Marie Hall

10. Maneuvering the Moving Sidewalk of Your Career

Susan Lubell

11. Exploring Innovation, STEM, and Entrepreneurship: A Journey of Learning and Growth

Viktoria Ilger

12. Safety Boots to Break Glass Ceilings™

Emily Soloby

13. Intersectionality: How to Transform Headwinds to Tailwinds

Erika Anderson [in Remembrance]

14. The Journey to Becoming the First Wellness Engineer

Lennis Perez

15. Dr. Kenya’s Nonlinear Journey: The Intersection of Science, Education, and Policy

Kenya L. Goodson

SECTION III. Leading the Way

16. Women Redefining Work-Life Balance in STEM: Integrating Parenthood into the Equation

Sarah Marie Bilger

17. Female AND an Engineer? Exploring the Gender-Occupation Identity Dilemma in Engineering

Helen Sara Johnson

18. Allow Them to Answer the Call

Shane Woods

19. Through It All, the Why Was My Motivator

Claudia Gomez-Villeneuve

20. A Woman in a Man’s World or a Person in a Person’s World?

Angelica González

21. The Complex Reality: Unraveling the Underrepresentation of Women in STEM

Genevieve Cheung

22. Why Is Empowering Women in STEM So Important?

Joel Leonard

Index

Biography

Sanya Mathura is the Founder of Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd based in Trinidad & Tobago. She works with global affiliates in the areas of Reliability and Asset Management to bring these specialty niches to her clients. She has a BSc in Electrical & Computer Engineering and an MSc in Engineering Asset Management. Sanya has worked in the machinery lubrication industry for the past decade and assists various industries with machinery lubrication-related issues. Sanya is the first person (and first female) in her country and the Caribbean to attain an ICML MLE (International Council for Machinery Lubrication, Machinery Lubrication Engineer) certification as well as the first female in the world to achieve the ICML VPR & VIM (Varnish and Deposits Prevention & Removal, Varnish and Deposits Measurement & Identification) badges. She can always be found supporting and advocating for women in STEM.