Women in Engineering

Read about my experiences as a women in engineering. Find out why women are not staying the Engineering field, and what we need to do to change it!

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to an inspirational young lady I recently met, Emily Bayuk. I was initially introduced to her through her circuits book ,”The Fundamentals of Circuits Made Easy“. In college I really struggled to understand circuits, and wish Emily’s book had been available back […]

The Best Circuits Book for Understanding Electrical Circuits!

17 Nov, 2020 in Women in Engineering tagged electrical circuits / STEM books / women in stem by Homeschool Momgineer

What do you think an engineering career looks like? When most people think of an engineer, they picture someone working on math equations and engineering drawings all day. They see it as a job where you work for hours in solitude on some kind of new invention. And that is […]

An Unexpected Engineering Career Option

2 Jan, 2017 in Engineer Mom / Majoring in Engineering / Women in Engineering tagged be an engineer / blogging / blogs / career / engineering career / engineering career options / how to be an engineer / writing career by Homeschool Momgineer

I have written a couple of posts on why you should be an engineer. But what does it take to be an engineer? Most people would assume you would need to be good at math, and like to work alone. But during my over 10 years of working in engineering, […]

30 Traits of a Great Engineer

24 May, 2016 in Engineer Mom / Majoring in Engineering / Women in Engineering tagged engineer / engineering / how to be an engineer by Homeschool Momgineer

During Engineer’s Week in February, I wrote about four inspirational women who led me to become an engineer. These women showed me that nothing stood in my way of accomplishing anything, except for myself. They showed me that engineering was a possibility for me, if I chose to pursue it. […]

Happy Mother’s Day: To the Woman who Inspired me the ...

7 May, 2016 in Engineer Mom / Women in Engineering tagged career / engineer / engineering / engineering career / engineering degree / how to be an engineer by Homeschool Momgineer

Some of the women who influenced me to become an engineer were not engineers themselves. Instead these women taught me about strength, and to not allow normal gender assignments determine the career I chose. One such woman was Mrs. Sherry. I first knew Mrs. Sherry as a wife and mother. […]

It’s E-Week: A Woman of Strength

25 Feb, 2016 in Engineer Mom / Women in Engineering by Homeschool Momgineer

As I continue my series about the women who inspired me to become an engineer, I realized one that inspired me not that much older than me. She was always watching after me, and trying to guide me through life. This person is my big sister. My sister is a […]

It’s E-Week: My Life Long Mentor

24 Feb, 2016 in Engineer Mom / Majoring in Engineering / Women in Engineering by Homeschool Momgineer

Today I am continuing my series about the women who gave me the confidence I could pursue a degree in engineering. One of these women showed me that life priorities can change. Her name was Theresa. I met this woman when I was only a child, but she left a […]

It’ E-Week: A Mother and An Engineer

23 Feb, 2016 in Engineer Mom / Women in Engineering by Homeschool Momgineer

Happy Engineer’s Week! Each day this week, I will be introducing you to a women who inspired me to be an engineer. Today I will be writing about a woman who I met during my teenage years, and left a bigger impression on me than I think she ever realized. […]

It’s E-Week: My Dad’s Favorite Boss

22 Feb, 2016 in Engineer Mom / Women in Engineering by Homeschool Momgineer

This week is National Engineers Week or E-Week as us engineers call it (we have to make everything efficient). But what is E-Week? Is it just a week where all the engineers of the world celebrate themselves? Not at all! E-Week is about educating people about how engineers contribute to […]

It’s E-Week: 4 Women who inspired me to be ...

21 Feb, 2016 in Women in Engineering by Homeschool Momgineer

It’s your senior year in high school, and you’re trying to decide what to do with the rest of your life. You know the next step is college, but what should you major in? When I was 18, I wanted to be a pediatrician, but also knew that medical school […]

7 Reasons to Major in Engineering

29 Jan, 2016 in Majoring in Engineering / Teaching Kids Engineering / Women in Engineering by Homeschool Momgineer