Comments on LFar Blog: On being a girl in engineering

I've had the same 4 girls in all my engineering co...

2008-06-12T11:11:38.323-04:00

I've had the same 4 girls in all my engineering courses since freshmen year. I think they have become more comfortable with the habits of the guys. Guy to girl ration at my engineering school: 8:1.

I feel like you could send these guys to the libra...

2008-06-11T17:19:20.979-04:00

I feel like you could send these guys to the library to give them a taste of their own medicine. Since they're a definite minority in library world, they hear more about shoes and baking than they probably ever want to. That'll teach 'em to appreciate engineering girls.

It's the same thing on production. I was one of 2 ...

2008-06-11T17:12:10.979-04:00

It's the same thing on production. I was one of 2 females on a 50+ production crew for an event. It Rocks.

Out here there are so many girl goin for engineeri...

2008-06-11T03:36:15.261-04:00

Out here there are so many girl goin for engineering it's no big deal anymore.. When I tell people I've done my Bachelors in Science, they ask, why didnt you go for engineering? Like its a compulsion for all science students to go for engineering and if you don't, you're just dumb and didnt get through.. Now that sucks..

This is one of my favourite lfar posts of late (we...

2008-06-10T22:14:16.969-04:00

This is one of my favourite lfar posts of late (well, maybe except for the word videos which are both darling and hilarious)! You're awesome. I'm a fan of the rocks/sucks format - I might stea^H^H^H^Hborrow it, mmmkay? :-)

Are the TAs cute? :)

2008-06-10T20:37:55.131-04:00

Are the TAs cute? :)

Three of my best friends from university all went ...

2008-06-10T15:23:05.691-04:00

Three of my best friends from university all went in for engineering (all three are mechanical). Everything you said was everything they had mentioned.

And any time I would complain about the lack of men in the Education program, they would gloat.

my sister's one of 3 girls in her genetics phd pro...

2008-06-10T14:17:13.095-04:00

my sister's one of 3 girls in her genetics phd program. she, uh, has a lot of the same problems.

One of my BFFs is an engineer and these rocks/suck...

2008-06-10T13:36:18.941-04:00

One of my BFFs is an engineer and these rocks/sucks issues continue pretty consistently into the work world. She does get a lot of attention for her successes, though!

There's a really good engineering program at VA Te...

2008-06-10T12:58:25.240-04:00

There's a really good engineering program at VA Tech and one of my Fraternity Brothers (who was female as we were in a co-ed service Fraternity) would always complain about this kind of thing. Hopefully, in the near future, such stereotypes will dissipate.

Ooh. I went to a school with a one to 12 ratio of ...

2008-06-10T12:17:19.813-04:00

Ooh. I went to a school with a one to 12 ratio of boys to girls. I was the usual teacher's pet just because I was the only one they could keep straight.

The patriarchy is exhausting. Good thing you're a ...

2008-06-10T11:30:35.768-04:00

The patriarchy is exhausting. Good thing you're a triathlete.

It's funny to me that Engineers consider themselves to be superior intellects yet are unable to turn a critical eye to their own rituals.

Women's Studies should be compulsory.

The boys get better as they get older. Promise.

2008-06-10T11:21:44.449-04:00

The boys get better as they get older. Promise.