Maintaining a Healthy Work-Life Balance: A female engineer?s guide [Career Advisor]

As more female engineers enter the industry, it will become increasingly important for firms to understand that creating a work environment that allows for a healthy work-life balance will be crucial to sustaining female talent. Results from a recent study conducted by a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee found that close to 40% of U.S. women with engineering degrees either never enter the field or choose to leave it. One of the biggest reasons cited for leaving was the lack of flexible work-life policies. Balancing work and home life may seem like an insurmountable hurdle, but there are many ways female engineers can maintain their personal lives while remaining successful in their careers.