Doin’ Girly Things

Doin' girly things as a software engineer for a life science company, Urvashi is working on instrumentation software development and a hands on experience with COVID response. As Urvashi has spent the last 10 years in the United States studying Computer Information Technology and falling in love with now fiancé.

Urvashi talks about the time she saw a colleague's Instagram story using a device in the lab that she is actually programming!

Now living in Oregon, Urvashi talks about what it is like to major in computer science and have a career that requires you to learn about flow cytometry and how to run experiments. All the devices that scientist and Drs are using requires software engineers!  Urvashi gives all to details about her latest proposal and what its like to do long distance dating. Believe it or not Urvashi has dated her now fiancé long distance for almost 4 years.

Topics discussed: 

• What does a software engineer do everyday? What does SCRUM mean? (3:10) 
• What it is like working on an international team? (9:30) 
• How to find happiness wherever you live (13:00)
• Challenges of being in a long distance relationship (15:00)

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Meet Mikaela, a graduate of Purdue University in Mechatronics. She tells us all about her career switch from working at Nucor, a Steel Manufacturing Mill to becoming an iOS Developer. Mikaela has even designed and has two apps available in the App Store. 

The host Megan and Mikaela dive into details about what its like to work at a Steel Mill. Learn about the term ‘arcing steel’ and the embarrassing moment of showing up with an interview in a skirt and having to change into men’s clothing for a walk, DURING THE INTERVIEW! Coincidentally, Mikaela’s first job is actually at the same place as Megan’s first internship. 

Mikaela has an interesting background that stems from her interest and continuous desire of being curious. She has a degree in Mechatronics from Purdue University that allows her the ability to be agile and switch career paths.  As this podcast was being recorded Mikaela was switching careers. She discusses what the job search is like during COVID and how she created an app to help her search process! 

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Find Mikaela! @mikaelacaron  https://mikaelacaron.com/

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The Host, Megan and her friend Kara are female engineers and passionate about making engineering a girly thing to do. Listen to this new STEM podcast highlighting challenges, career opportunities to connect with others in the field. This episode is two females in engineering discuss what it was like a day in the life of making toilet paper. Where they met and it sparked a forever friendship! 

On this episode two engineers will dive into what its like to be a Women in STEM and wearing men's clothing. Finding people that support you is a major theme these two share as an important pillar to success. And STEM is for everyone and needs women just like you! You can find this STEM focused podcast on Spotify or Apply Podcast. 

In the episode Megan discusses the story of where the podcast got its name and all the funny stories behind the title and telling coworkers, "Off to go do girly things." She started this podcast to engage the community to talk about the struggles as well as authentically laugh side by side. The aim of the women STEM podcast is to redefine STEM and make it a girly thing to do. 

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Journal prompt: What do people say you can't do, that you could if you really tried?

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In this podcast I answer all the questions I’ve been asked or wondered as an engineer. We don't need another podcast highlighting that there is an issue with women in STEM we need to change the culture on what does STEM 'look like' and change that through conversations. 

This podcast is focused on asking questions to professionals working in STEm, authors and even a sexologist. I’ll be interviewing MEN and women to talk about topics like how to effectively communicate in the workplace and what does fashion have to do with engineering?  

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Roberto walks us through what issues he's faced being a minority in an all white environment and how women and minorities can work together to create a more inclusive culture. 

This episode focuses on what can white women and male minorities do to work together in the fight for equality instead of against each other. Often time these two minorities are pinned against each other and increasing the marginalization for one group. 

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• Experiences of being the token black person
• How white women can include male minorities in the fight for equality
• Life as a project manager 

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