Careers perspectives of six women engineers

This panel observed that women enter engineering out of a love of science and problem-solving, but often leave prematurely because of inflexible work options and slim promotion opportunities. In many countries, professional opportunities for women have opened up enormously over the course of the 20th century. But how much improvement has actually occurred and how has the situation changed for women engineers in particular? In the case of the United States, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has provided some illuminating numbers.