By Cheng Lin and Jasmine Smith 2018 was a great year for women. Stacey Cunningham became the first female to lead the New York Stock Exchange, Gita Gopinath was appointed to be the International Monetary Fund’s first female Chief Economist, and Dr. Donna Strickland made history as the third female to win the Physics…
The Geniuses We Don’t Know
By Celia Hameury How many men in engineering can you name? If you take a moment and think about it, you will probably come up with at least five or six. From Elon Musk to James Watt, famous male engineers are everywhere. Yet how many women in engineering can you name? Engineering has long been…
Women in Engineering
By Julie Elson If you’re a young woman looking to work as an engineer upon graduation, the stats are staggering. According to Engineers Canada’s National Membership Report, less than 13 percent of licenced, practicing engineers are women. It’s a continuous cycle. Not enough representation deters women from entering the engineering field, which leads to underrepresentation.…
Profiles in Engineering: Morgan Grobin
By Arman Izadi The Ledger took the opportunity to sit down with Morgan Grobin, an Electrical U3 (technically) student who has been heavily involved in the EUS since her first year, to talk about her involvement and what it’s like being a woman in engineering. Ledger: First things first. What motivated you to get involved?…