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Empowerment of Women in Engineering Profession

Join us for a half-day seminar on January 17, 2015 at the Institute of Engineers (IEP), Karachi, Pakistan. Sadia Muniza Faraz, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at NED University of Engineering and Technology, will discuss the perspectives and challenges faced by working women engineers. This seminar aims to empower women in the engineering profession and provide solutions to the problems they encounter.

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Empowerment of Women in Engineering Profession

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  1. Half Day Seminar on EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING PROFESSION January 17, 2015 Institute of Engineers (IEP), Karachi, Pakistan Perspectives of a Working Woman Engineer Sadia MunizaFaraz Assistant Professor Electronics Design Center Department of Electronic Engineering NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi, Pakistan smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  2. Outline • Introduction • Women in Engineering • Perception of a Working Woman Engineer • Problems and challenges • The step ahead • Conclusion smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  3. Something About Me • Born in Karachi, Pakistan • Primary and Secondary Schooling from Govt. Schools • Intermediate from a distinguished College of that time smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  4. Something About Me • Did my Bachelor (B.E) in Electrical Engineering • Teaching Assistant and Lecturer • Assistant Software Engineer • Lecturer smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  5. NED University-The Start of the Journey • Joined NED University as Lecturer • Got Married • Did Masters (M.Engg) in Electronic Engineering • Did PhD in Electronic Engineering smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  6. Chemistry of a Women • Excellent in Verbal articulation • Demonstrate mental flexibility • Natural leaders • Strategic • Opportunity driven • Entrepreneurial • Multitasking Enlightened power,How women are transforming the practice of leadership by L.Coughlin,E.Wingards,K.Hollihan smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  7. Woman Can make great Engineers and great Leaders smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  8. Working Women Percentage in Various Fields http://mwrf.com/content/women-engineering-current-perspective http://icyseas.org/2012/06/07/moira-dunbar-and-women-in-science/ smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  9. Women in Engineering Education vs. Working Women Engineers Percentage world wide http://mwrf.com/content/women-engineering-current-perspective http://icyseas.org/2012/06/07/moira-dunbar-and-women-in-science/ smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  10. Woman Engineers in PakistanThe Good, the Bad and the Reality • At the high school level, girls are taking more math and science credits than boys and earning higher GPAs in those subjects • Percentages have increased over the past several years - still significantly less than the percentage of female population • 10% women working as professional engineers relative to the overall percentage of women receiving engineering degrees. smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  11. Woman Engineers in PakistanThe Good, the Bad and the Reality • Issues responsible for women not opting for entering / completing / practicing engineering are: • Lack of interest • Lack of role model • Lack of mentors • No peer support smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  12. Problems and Challenges faced by a Working Woman Engineer • Under representation-gender bias • Hostility of the workplace culture drives them out • Sometimes the only female on her team • “Extreme jobs,” with their long workweeks and punishing travel schedules • Earn less than their male colleagues on the same employment positions • Promoted less frequently smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  13. smuniza@neduet.edu.pk http://talent.linkedin.com/blog/index.php/2014/10/how-to-get-women-engineers-attention-when-recruiting

  14. http://talent.linkedin.com/blog/index.php/2014/10/how-to-get-women-engineers-attention-when-recruitinghttp://talent.linkedin.com/blog/index.php/2014/10/how-to-get-women-engineers-attention-when-recruiting smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  15. Problems and Challenges • women in two-income families still bear the brunt • No compromise in house hold responsibilities • Home management • Pressures of husbands • Pressures of in laws • Family issues • Family time smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  16. Recommendations • Awareness of Modern Engineering Trends in World is needed • Engineering without borders • At University level women engineers must be helped to develop confidence in their scientific abilities • Invited talks of Role models for young Engineers • Networking - sharing of information • Encouragement for Entrepreneurship • Dignified job placement in industry smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  17. A Step Forward with IEP • Annual Event Calendar for Women Engineers • Career Counseling • Lectures • Communication skills • Leadership • Entrepreneurship • Invited Talks of Distinguished Working Woman Engineers • Networking • Annual Get Together • Eid Milan Party • A Field Trip smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

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  19. A Perfect Women Engineer • “Self-aware and continually growing into her true self.” • “Cultivates her own interests.” • “Understand and appreciate her own strengths, then use those strengths to achieve her own success.” • “Confident in her abilities, but willing to learn more.” http://swsg.org/what-is-a-strong-woman/ smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

  20. http://balancenowhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/elephant-balance1.jpghttp://balancenowhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/elephant-balance1.jpg smuniza@neduet.edu.pk

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