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This week, my woman in STEM chose engineering to avoid doing textiles!  As a result, the 3D Printing, she was exposed to in engineering class sparked her love for technology.  She was naturally good at maths and physics but she believes that it not a pre-requitse for engineering - although it helps.  We are all surrounded by engineering and she loves it - there is not one thing we interact with in our average days which has not been influenced by engineering in some way.

We discuss stigmas that still linger from from the past, on the subject of gender and a woman role in society.  Yet in her experience, there are so many aspects of engineering that are much better suited for women.  

My guest has a very healthy and inspiring attitude towards failure.  Her mother who's a lawyer was a massive inspiration because she quit her job to start her own business from scratch whilst being a single mum. 

She definitely faces discrimination and judgement a a women in engineering, but she believes you have to show people what you can do.  She owns her mistakes, taking full responsibility for them and powers through negativity by working hard.  The way she steers clears of the negativity of others is to avoid them and be mindful of her own positive aspirations - always keeping an eye on the bigger picture.  

She doesn't waste energy on trying to control what she can not control; but instead keeps a detailed plan of her future.  Her plan always keep her on track, even if things don't go the way she had envisioned.  This also applies to motherhood, which, she's no ruling out, but for my guest, her career and her own life comes first and everything else, she believes should fall into place.