1) I can't be an Engineer because I am doing a Bachelor of Science, even though I am going to do Honours, and then a PhD. So basically I will be the man. And I will be applying for ENGINEERING jobs. And the jobs I have already had have had the title "Engineering Student". But apparently I can't be an engineer.
2) I will never make it to a top management position within Engineering, because I am a woman. I can see where this opinion comes from, as women have the disadvantage of having a uterus, so even if they choose to put their kids into daycare at a young age, they still have to take off about 3 months per child. As I want many kids (read 4 or 5), and seeing as I am a fan of working on the mother-child bond, I think I will have to take 10 years or so out of my career - and this is quite a large chunk.
BUT I WILL FREAKEN MAKE IT TO THE TOP BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BE THE BEST.
So.... I am pretty mad about that, but at the same time happy that these issues have been brought up now, and in this way, so that I can quietly deal with it, so that when they come up when I am out in industry, I am more prepared. I hope. All is not lost - I have learned from today :D
2 comments:
you will be an engineer. Or maybe just an engine.
P.S can you change my link to my new blog (am deleting the old one)
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You will totally be an engineer.
Boys like that can feck the feck off.
P.S. I got very drunk a couple of weeks back at an engineering kid party and there were lots of female engineers there so there silly man!
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