Comments on: We Will Do It

By: engineeryourlife

engineeryourlife — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:42:17 +0000

“MadScientist, thanks for the thoughtful response. The statistics are ok, but we believe they can and should improve. We hope the campaign continues a momentum that has been built up over many years. The wide net that is the field of engineering presents opportunities, not limits. Studies state that the demand for engineering related jobs will outweigh the supply over the next decade–and that technology and our culture will create new engineering related jobs that will certainly improve our lives. There are so many opportunities, and we believe girls should know all about them.”

By: MadScientist

MadScientist — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:17:18 +0000

Is there really a need for a campaign? 20% in classes and 10% in the engineering profession is great; only 30 years ago you’d be lucky to find 1 female student in a class of over 50 engineers. There are so many specialities in engineering though – how do you doll up the lot? Do you really need more engineers and fewer of something else (say, actors) – what do you expect that to accomplish, or will the world simply become a better place with more engineers? Not to mention having a shortage of engineers is always a good thing as far as engineers’ salaries are concerned.

By: Blogger

Blogger — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:28:59 +0000

Being scientist is a lucrative career?