In this episode, we discuss the different study abroad options, as well as our own study abroad experiences and what we learned from them!

In this episode, we do a follow up on our previous episode, "Why are Less Women in Engineering?".We discuss some more stats that we found, comparing the percentages in the U.S. versus in other countries, and discuss what companies and managers can do to keep women in engineering. 

References: 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01144/full 

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/countries-with-less-gender-equity-have-more-women-in-stem-huh/ 

https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/News/the-stem-paradox-why-are-muslimmajority-countries-producing-so-many-female-engineers 

https://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/strategies-for-retaining-female-engineers 

https://hbr.org/2018/11/the-subtle-stressors-making-women-want-to-leave-engineering 

https://hbr.org/2018/06/what-managers-can-do-to-keep-women-in-engineering

In this episode, Tiffany is back on as a guest host! Tiffany and Emma discuss tips they have for styling presentations, actually presenting the presentations (in-person or virtually), and how to practice. 

A great resource to use for presentation templates: https://www.slidescarnival.com/

This is the second episode in our Professional Communication mini-series. In this episode, we discuss tips for networking, whether that be online, in-person, or through a professional networking site such as LinkedIn.

This is the first episode in our Professional Communication mini-series. In this episode, we discuss tips for emailing, phone call etiquette, and presenting in Zoom meetings. 

In this episode, we have a very special guest host, Tiffany Smith. Tiffany and Emma discuss a wide variety of topics related to managing stress, knowing how to juggle work and life, and how to prepare for the transition from school to working full-time. 

Below are a couple of the resources we mentioned in this episode:

https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/category/work/?index

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/

https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife

https://www.wellsteps.com/blog/2020/01/02/manage-stress-at-work/

In this episode, we discuss implicit biases, microaggressions, discrimination, and how to combat these issues in daily life and in the workplace. We also hear from some of our friends about their own experiences dealing with these issues, and discuss our own experiences with microaggressions and discrimination.

Sources discussed and used in the episode:

Perception.Org: https://perception.org/research/implicit-bias/#:~:text=We%20have%20a%20bias%20when,them%20without%20our%20conscious%20knowledge.

Harvard IAT: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

In this episode, we discuss changing career paths, possible second careers for engineers, and the processes for doing so. We also interview Shannon's Aunt Donna, who made a career change from chemical engineering to becoming a high school chemistry teacher, the process she went through, and her reasons for doing so. 

In this episode, we discuss the lives and accomplishments of 4 notable women in STEM: Marie Curie, Rebecca Cole, Grace Hopper, and Jane Goodall.

Sources used:

(1) Marie Curie:

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/biographical/

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/our-history/marie-curie-the-scientist

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Curie

https://history.aip.org/exhibits/curie/polgirl2.htm

https://www.famousscientists.org/marie-curie/

(2) Rebecca Cole:

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/cole-rebecca-j-1846-1922/

https://aaregistry.org/story/rebecca-cole-pioneering-doctor/

(3) Grace Hopper:

https://www.biography.com/scientist/grace-hopper

https://president.yale.edu/biography-grace-murray-hopper

(4) Jane Goodall

https://www.biography.com/scientist/jane-goodall

https://www.janegoodall.org.uk/jane-goodall/biography

https://www.janegoodall.org/our-story/about-jane/

In this episode, we discuss interviewing questions for grad school, medical school, and engineering jobs. We also talk with our friend Tiffany, about the interview process for her current job.