To celebrate Women’s History Month, we highlighted the incredible women of Lund Opsahl who continuously redefine what it means to be in this industry. Here, we recap their answers.
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Amy Kuo
Day to day, I don’t really think about being a woman in engineering, and I think that’s how you should approach it. Ideally, it shouldn’t make a difference, but it does.
I do think one of the problems in the industry, no matter who you are, is that there’s a subconscious “thing” where people prefer others who are like themselves, whether it’s physical or personality wise.
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Diane Genson
I’ve always been kind of an odd duck, so I like trailblazing,
I feel proud to be a part of it. I want to help grow the culture, let girls know early on that this industry is something that they can look into, and that there are more aspects than just engineering.
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Alissa Capuano
I definitely take pride in it. I love telling people that I’m an engineer.
I do know some firms not like Lund Opsahl, where there very much is bro culture, but I have never felt that here. Here, it feels like I belong. Gender is kind of on the sideline, and that’s ideal.
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Melissa Dario
I feel like the expectation is to say,” it’s so great, I love being in engineering.” But the reality that I’ve experienced is that, in the industry as a whole, women are the minority.
The industry is still growing in that way and becoming more welcoming to women, and I’m happy to be a part of that but I do wish it would come around a little faster.
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Madeline Phillips
I was lucky that the barrier to entry to the industry is a lot less than it has previously been, and I want to keep that trend going and be a mentor to future engineers.
I think the importance of having women in the industry in general is to bring a variety of experiences and outlooks on life, and that doesn’t go for just women, it goes for all minority groups within the industry.
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Julie Kerlin
I think it’s especially rewarding being on a team and a firm where there’s quite a few women.
My department is led by women, and that makes me feel more capable of leading. I don’t know if my confidence would have grown as much without women leading the way within the company.