Their stories and experiences are diverse, but they are united by a love of engineering and a dream that everyone can feel welcomed and valued in this profession. Through five themes, delve into stories of how they first became interested in engineering, their experiences at university and in the workplace and their hopes for the future.
A massive thank you to all the women who shared their stories as part of this project and all those who provided information and recollections which helped to inform the written history.
Interviewees: Alice Xu, Charlotte Toma, Emily Collings, Gretchen Kivell, Jan Evans-Freeman, Janis Swan, Jess Court-Patience, Kate Macdonald, Kaye Clark, Kim Rutter, Lily Sanson, Philippa Martin, Rebecca Ronald, Rosita Fiaola, Sharee McNab, Shelley Wharton, Sheridan Fathers, Sina Cotter Tait, Te Rina Kotara, Zoe Millar.
Those who helped with information and shared their memories: Liz Godfrey, Catherine Watson, Mike O'Sullivan, Lou Wickham, Tracey Ayre, Margaret Hyland, Rosalind Archer, Suzanne Wilkinson, Bryony James; staff at WEN Women in Engineering Network, University of Auckland: Ashleigh Fox, Caitlin Scragg and Kelly Moodie; staff at University of Canterbury who assisted with information and statistics: Saurabh Sinha, Aisling O'Sullivan, Alex James, Melissa Barber; Holly Rausch and Charlotte Downes at the Diversity Agenda.
Also thanks to Sarah Walker and Ashleigh McLarin at the Alexander Turnbull Library; the team at Te Ao Rangahau.
In the workplace
Hear interviewees discuss workplace culture, career progression opportunities and the value of diversity in the workplace.
Groups and mentors
Hear about the part that role models and mentors did or, didn't play in interviewees' career journeys.
