Nancy de Bueger • Oct 13, 2015 •
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) with the goal of inspiring the next generation of budding women scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. Here are five female Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand reflecting on their role models and what got them excited about … Read More
Michelle Dickinson • May 21, 2015 •
As a female engineer I’m very aware of being a minority in my field, and as time passes I seem to have become less sensitive to some of the comments, and inappropriate questions I’ve been asked during my career. Studying the recent numbers makes for very sad reading as a lowly 13% of professional engineers […] … Read More
Michelle Dickinson • May 09, 2015 •
I was being interviewed this week about leadership, and asked if I set out to be a leader or it’s something that just came to me later in life. The truth is I was just doing what I loved and felt passionate about, then one day I turned around and realised there were a bunch […] … Read More
Michelle Dickinson • May 04, 2015 •
I ask myself this question as a woman in tech who is constantly working on her public speaking and presentation skills whether I’m presenting live to an audience, or for a radio or TV interview. I watch men speak, I watch women speak, I write down what they do that I like, what seems to […] … Read More