Hypatia Added Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 5:00 AM When is the best time to be a parent? I am a Mechanical engineer who has been working in the defence sector for the last two years. I am working towards professional recognition and chartership which has been my goal for as long as I can remember. I also really want to be a Mum and my husband and I are definitely ready however I am torn between work and home. I have lots of great female engineering role models at work but none of them have children so I can't get an opinion on the impacts of having children at different times in ... Answers 1 Stephanie Meyen, Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab (University of Arizona) Answered Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 12:14 AM Hello Hypatia, This is a tough question and the answer is highly individual. Everybody makes different choices depending on what type of person they are and what is important to them. For me, having kids did not influence my career negatively. And I ...
Tanner Added Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 8:36 AM How can I familiarize and expose myself to engineering? I am extremely interested in creating and learning the science behind how things work and took an interest in the curriculum for mechanical engineering to be more precise. As a young girl, I never expected myself to take an interest in math or science, but as I took higher math classes and immersed myself more towards engineering topics, I realized that I am and want to be an engineer. I am a second year student in cc, transferring soon to a university and I recently joined a club. As many ... Answers 1 Stephanie Meyen, Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab (University of Arizona) Answered Friday, April 14, 2017 at 6:55 PM Tanner, First of all let me tell you that it is great that you already have a good idea of what type of career you want to pursue. It is important to have a goal. It helps you to stay on your path, even if things are difficult. With participating in ...