Automobile engineering girl

Professional societies such as the Society of Women Engineers are providing mentors and sponsors to help women progress in their careers

ASME also offers networking events for women in engineering, providing them opportunity to hear from women leaders and meet peers

More women are advancing in the engineering field

Today, women make up about 47 percent of the overall workforce, according to the U

Department of Labor Statistics, but are still underrepresented in science and engineering occupations

Only 14 percent of engineers are women

Women in automotive: throughout the history of the automobile, female pioneers have played a key role in the successful development of the driving pleasure we enjoy today

The inventor of the windshield wiper was a woman, as were the inventors of vehicle heating and of Kevlar fibers