{"id":8395,"date":"2022-06-23T07:46:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T07:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slcontrols.com\/striving-for-gender-equality-on-international-women-in-engineering-day-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T11:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T11:44:20","slug":"striving-for-gender-equality-on-international-women-in-engineering-day-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slcontrols.k8s-stg1-global.sq1.io\/en\/striving-for-gender-equality-on-international-women-in-engineering-day-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Striving for Gender Equality on International Women in Engineering Day 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is International Women in Engineering Day, an annual event to celebrate women working in the field of engineering. It is also an opportunity to encourage more women to consider engineering as a career, as well as encouraging all stakeholders in the industry to do more to achieve gender equality. After all, engineering remains a heavily male-dominated sector, so there is work still to do.<\/p>\n

To mark International Women in Engineering Day 2022, we thought we would highlight the experiences and viewpoints of some of our female engineers and employees, the initiatives we have been involved in to encourage the next generation of women to consider engineering as a career, and our commitment to promoting gender equality in the industry.<\/p>\n

The Views of Some of the Women on Our Team<\/h2>\n

Isabel Batista, Validation Engineer<\/h3>\n

Isabel is originally from Portugal and moved to Ireland to become a Validation Engineer at SL Controls. Here’s what Isabel has to say about working as an engineer:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to think about the project and the problem we need to solve, and we have to study to find a solution. That is the best thing about being an engineer \u2013 the strong industry demand for learning. We don\u2019t stand still.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more about Isabel’s views on engineering.<\/a><\/p>\n

Fiona Chung, Validation Engineer<\/h3>\n

Fiona Chung knew from a young age that she didn’t want to follow the career paths traditionally laid out for women. She wanted to pursue her passion, and now she is a successful engineer on the SL Controls team. Here’s an example of how Fiona views engineering:<\/p>\n

\u201c…engineering to me is full of puzzles and there\u2019s so much satisfaction when you finally get that click. The click of \u2018Oh. I understand it, that\u2019s how it works, I\u2019ve solved a puzzle!\u2019 That \u2018ah-ha\u2019 feeling is very addictive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more about what Fiona thinks about working as an engineer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shauna Ryan, HR Manager<\/h3>\n

Shauna Ryan isn’t an engineer, but she is responsible for recruitment at SL Controls. As a result, Shauna has a valuable and unique perspective on the challenges of achieving gender equality in an engineering workforce, as well as the opportunities that exist in the sector for women.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Shauna’s experience working in HR for an engineering company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Commitment to Gender Equality<\/h2>\n

Gender equality, diversity, and inclusion are core parts of our company strategy and the culture we strive to nurture. We have published a number of articles on these topics recently, including the following:<\/p>\n