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La Fondation commémorative du génie canadien (FCGC) est ravie d’annoncer la formation d’un nouveau partenariat stimulant avec une société canadienne de construction de premier plan, Pomerleau.
Grâce à une commandite de Pomerleau, les deux partenaires ont créé une bourse d’études de 5 000 $ en appui aux étudiantes canadiennes en génie. La Bourse Pomerleau en génie sera offerte à une femme s’identifiant comme telle et inscrite à temps plein à un programme canadien accrédité de premier cycle en génie.
The Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) is thrilled to announce a new and exciting partnership has been formed with a leading Canadian construction firm, Pomerleau.
Together, with sponsorship from Pomerleau, a $5,000 scholarship supporting Canadian women in engineering has been created. The Pomerleau Engineering Award will be provided to a selfidentifying female studying engineering full-time in a Canadian accredited engineering undergraduate program.
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The Anglo American's resource discusses the educational requirements, skills used by mining engineers in the field, and subjects involved in the field (geology, physics, etc). With students about to enter the workforce during this unprecedented time, the employment of mining engineers is expected to grow by three percent by 2028, making this a viable career option for students interested in the mining industry or engineering field.
Take a moment and imagine life without a heater in your car on a cold Winter day. How about a commercial kitchen without an electric dishwasher to help clean up, or a campus or library without wireless Internet?
Each of these innovations was created by a female inventor. Though women have long been eager participants in the STEM fields and creators of valued technologies, they've often faced gender discrimination, lack of recognition, and disproportionate barriers when seeking career advancement.
In recent years, professional leaders in STEM have emphasized the importance and benefits of culture and gender-diverse workplaces and educational programs. During their annual Engineers' Week, the National Society of Professional Engineers takes care to address this important need through the Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day program, which is taking place this February 25th.
Also called 'Girl Day' within the week's itinerary of events, the worldwide campaign encourages teachers, volunteers, and professional engineers and scientists to engage young women in fun and engaging engineering products that prompt the use of problem solving skills and can help to foster STEM interest in prospective future engineers.
Participants will follow in the footsteps the many women who've paved the way for future female innovators, including:
Ready to meet more female engineers who've changed our world?
More information about Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is available at nspe.org.
Carleton alumna Marilyn Johnston was an undergraduate student in engineering when the 1989 Montréal Massacre at l’École Polytechnique took place. This year marks the tragic day’s 30th anniversary. In response, universities across the country have submitted profiles of outstanding female engineers who graduated within three years of the massacre, and whose career exemplifies the value that women bring to the engineering profession and to society. The complete selection of profiles are viewable at www.30yearslater.ca.
Marilyn Johnston recalls the exact moment she opened an envelope in 1993 that confirmed she would be the first recipient of the Canadian Engineering Memorial Fund (CEMF) Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Engineering Ambassador Award. The CEMF, founded by Claudette MacKay-Lassonde along with other concerned professional engineers, created the award in response to the killing of 14 women engineering students at l’École Polytechnique in 1989.
“It was very emotional, and I cried,” Johnston reflects. “I was so sad for the reason behind the award, and at the same time, I was extremely honoured to have been selected.”
Engineers Canada Board Director Sandra Gwozdz and CEMF's Julie Lassonde discuss how they felt being young engineering students in the wake of the tragic events.
30 years ago this week, 14 women were killed at Polytechnique Montréal's engineering school. Engineers Canada Board Director and 1991 Polytechnique grad Sandra Gwozdz reflects on her memories of that day.
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As our panellists reflected on the impacts that the Montreal Massacre had on women in engineering, they discussed the importance of women in leadership roles in making the engineering profession more diverse and inclusive. #December6 #OurActionsMatter