• Question: did you ever face any prejudice for being a female engineer?

    Asked by kitty-5 dogssss/ kittykat to Alison on 5 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Alison Dufresne

      Alison Dufresne answered on 5 Nov 2018:


      Yes, all the time. The most common experience is people not believe me when I tell them what I do. Less common, but more annoyingly, I am overlooked and underestimated because of my gender. I use it as motivation but I’m looking forward to the day when women are as respected as men in STEM.

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