Delani asked Tamara Floyd-Smith, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

AddedSunday, March 12, 2023 at 7:14 PM

What do you have to do when you work as a girl in engineering?

  • Tamara Floyd-Smith , West Virginia University Institute of Technology
    Answered Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 2:53 PM
    In principle, the job is the same independent of gender.  However, as a female engineer, it is very important to identify mentors, role models, sponsors, and other key individuals to help overcome challenges associated with engineering as a historically male-dominated profession.  Please know that you belong in engineering.  Many others have come before you, but there is still the occasional trail to blaze.  If you are asking this question or doing the research to see this Q&A, you must be up to the task!