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    Rachael Goh · · 1 min read

    It is OK to be a girly engineer

    Papas, please let your daughters be princesses.

    That above, was what it took to get my ultimate attention. A three-minute quick read by Sara Chipps, CEO of Jewelbot, but a powerful one.

    To parents (or soon to be) who happen to be engineers or holding technology adjacent roles, science and technology should not all be about masculinity.

    Let there be diversity in the engineering space – let there be women. Let there be creation of better products that takes into account myriad backgrounds and experiences everyone has to offer.

    But that doesn’t mean we have to forgo loving all things pink and/or depriving your precious daughters of what it’s like to play with barbie. We shouldn’t restrict little girls into a certain childhood of what an engineer should be like.

    It is OK to be a girly engineer. What do you think?

     

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    Rachael Goh

    Hi I'm Rachael. You can call me rach, see now we are friends. :) Loves reading and thought-sharing. I'm currently working on my second venture - a DIY arts and craft discovery platform.