Organizational behavior Career success factors for women in Aerospace THE CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY Karen L. Higgins LeonClaire EThis research project assesses the influences of individual, cultural/societal, and corporate factors on the ability of women to be successful in engineering, with a focus...
Women in Aerospace (WIA) was founded in 1985 as a means to attract women to the aerospace sector and provide them with career development and advancement opportunities. The WIA regularly holds professional development events that cover topics such as “Strategies for Salary Negotiation” and “The ...
She discovered Structural Engineering during an internship rotation at Textron’s Bell Helicopter, while pursuing an Aerospace Engineering degree at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). She knew that was the path she wanted to follow and like many other choices she’s made in life, she ...
Dr. Suaad Al Shamsi is the first UAE female aircraft engineer. With a degree in aviation management and in aerospace engineering, Dr Al Shamsi has reached great heights, inspiring the younger generations of the future. Fatima Al Qubaisi Fatima Al Qubaisi is the first Emirati woman to graduate ...
Kajal has both Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and currently resides in Ellicott City with her husband, daughter, and pet tortoise. She currently serves on the University of Maryland’s Women-In-Engineering Advisory Board, ...
In 1935, Earhart became a visiting faculty member at Purdue University as an advisor to aeronautical engineering and a career counselor to women students. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.During an attempt to make a ...
NASA astronaut Mae Jemison flew on the space shuttle Endeavour in September 1992, becoming the first African-American woman to travel to space. Born in Decatur, Alabama, Jemison grew up in Chicago and earned degrees in chemical engineering and African and African-American studies at Stanford Univer...
SWE is international and engineering is a very broad field. How does SWE support someone located in North Carolina, for example, and working in aerospace engineering? [10:27] One of the great things about SWE is that our members come from all over the world and all technology disciplines. ...
Amelia Earhart Fellowship for Women in Aerospace-related Sciences and Engineering Established in 1938 in honor of famed pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart, the Amelia Earhart Fellowship is awarded annually to 35 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences at any...
There's also Aero Mavericks, the school's largest hands-on aerospace engineering organization for students, which allows them to get experience in the design, building, testing and flying aspects of engineering. More on the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington...