Career questions tagged women
How is it being a female in a male-dominated career?
I am majoring in Computer Science and it is clear to me that there is a huge gender-gap. I am a bit worried about being over-looked because I will be a female in a male-dominated career. Any tips on how to stand-out and how to not let the gender-gap affect you? Thank you so much for your guidance. #expertise #career #stem #women #technology
As a woman have you ever felt discouraged going into a male dominated field?
As a woman wanting to go into a male dominated field I often find it scary thinking there won't be much women around me. Have you ever been discouraged from it? How did you deal with it?
What is the biggest obstacle in today's culture for the students who are actively pursuing a degree in women's studies?
I just want to know what is the hardest part, or the biggest cultural roadblock for the students who are pursuing a degree in Women's Studies. #Womens-studies #culture #today #women
What is it like to be a woman in engineering?
#engineers #biomedical-engineering #mechanical-engineering #career-counseling #women #stem #technology #college #engineering #chemical-engineering #women-in-stem #stemcareers #women-in-tech
any advice for women going into a male dominated field of work?
#work #women #professional
For female professionals: Have you even encountered any obstacles obtaining leadership positions because of your gender, and if so, how did you handle those challenges?
I've always had slight concerns about being a woman pursuing a historically male-dominated field (in my case, psychology research/professorship), and I was curious what have been the experiences of women in leadership positions. Was it difficult getting where you are because of your gender? Are there certain fields where sexism is still a common practice? If you have had any of these experiences, what advice do you have for young women who may be navigating this environment? #leadership #women-in-stem #women #women-in-tech #women-in-engineering #sexism #women-in-leadership #women-in-higher-ed
How do you get into a position after being out of work for a few years and are around 40?
I want to know how easily it can be to get into a position at 41. #women #college-recruiting #recruitment #cyber-crime #internet-recruiting
What are the best ways to react to sexist behavior towards you in and out of the workplace?
All women around the world get these passive-agressive or directly agressive treatments and behavior from other people, and very few times we end up feeling we reacted assertively. Due to this, it is very important to talk amongst us and share what have we said and done, and how did it work and made us feel. #career #college #women #workingwomen #sexism
What are the greatest challenges of women in accounting?
I have taken interest to major in accounting. I hear many things on how women are discriminated against in certain career fields and majors. For example, not many engineers are women, or doctors should be men. Both of which statements that I disagree with. That leads me to ask about how are women perceived in business, specifically accounting and what challenges (if any) do most women face. #women-in-business #accounting #accountant #business #women-in-accounting #challenges #women
What should I know before joining the computer science world as a women?
I am looking to be a computer software engineer, or developer or a coder of some sort
With seemingly a decreasing number of women in the IT Field, besides a related degree, do you recommend a specific minor and/or specialized certifications/qualifications to ensure that I will stand out among other graduates entering the work force?
I will be a female college freshman in the fall. I am majoring in computer information systems and love the ability to organize by creating and using software applications/databases. I also hope to have a lucrative career with flexible hours so that I will have an opportunity to be a great wife and mother down the road. I would like to utilize my early post-graduate/single years to excel and maximize my growth. #business #software #director #women #databases #portfolio-management #pmo
What companies and organizations have the best track record for promoting women in engineering?
I’m a senior student at Brennan HS. I’m looking into engineering careers because I excel at math and science but have a creative streak that needs an outlet. #engineering #engineer #science #math #women #womenengineers #womanengineer
What holds women back the most in a workplace? Preferably women majoring in STEM.
Recently received my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. I will be attending graduate school in the fall to receive my Master's of Science degree. In the near future I plan on teaching at a university level. #women-in-stem #women #women-in-tech
How are we supposed to build credit, without a credit score ?
Our responsibility as soon as we turn eighteen is to be independent and self sufficient. However, we’re never taught the right tools to know how to even get an apartment. How am I supposed to build my credit score, if no one trusts me enough to even begin? #credit #creditscore #women #teach
How do you think we can encourage more women to pursue a career in STEM fields?
As a young lady myself, I am saddened by the lack of interest in STEM that I see in my female peers. As children, an equal amount of men and women are interested in STEM fields, but as we grow up, girls seem to view STEM as a more masculine field and begin to distance themselves from it. I believe it is important for women to be interested in becoming a part of these scientific fields, or else we are losing out on thousands of bright minds. How do you think we can best facilitate interest in STEM in girls around the world? #stem #women-in-stem #women #women-in-tech #young-adults
What are the qualities that one needs to change the world?
Is the best strategy to bombard them with kindness? Or is it more of an "ends justify the means" situation? What can I do to encourage people and help them believe that they, too, are capable of change? #psychology #education #management #leadership #social #women #non-profit
Are there equal engineering opportunities for girls?
Are there equal engineering opportunities for girls? #engineering #engineer #women #women-in-tech #equality #sexism
Why are there not more females that help or support other females in college?
#female-empowerment #women #empowering-women
What challenges do women face in male dominated workplaces?
I'm looking for a future in government and foreign affairs, following in my mother's footsteps, and I've always been curious of the effects of gender imbalances in government on women. #government #women #government-relations
Are there a downsides to hiring someone who graduated from a Women's College?
I am asking because I would think there would be something that would be lacking in a woman who went to an all women college than a women who went to a coed college or university. #career #jobs #colleges #women #coed #womens-college
Is it hard for a women to go to the army and come from the army and start her own doctor office ?
#GivingisCaring #women in the army # doctor office owner
Can the life of an occupational Therapist, be as daunting as an OB/GYN?
I wanted compare and contrast actual happiness and satisfaction, to a rewarding profession that pays well, but has many different stressors. #medicine #women #gynecology #career #hospital #therapy
Why is their negative stigma surrounding girls who want to major in STEM programs?
As a girl who grew up on numerous video games, I am so curious to why there is such a negative connotation of the phrase "Female Engineer." I am hoping to major in Computer Science at a large university but am so befuddled in the area of STEM careers and women. Why isn't there huge names of women in computer fields? Like a Steve Jobs or a Bill Gates? I grew up around Star Wars and technology, and have been accepted as the "nerd" I am. But I still do not get why people are so against a woman in an IT manager or CEO role. Are people intimidated? Is it rare to have smart women pursing their inner dreams, despite the social aspect of it all? #computer-science #technology #tech #video-games #stem #computer-programming #computers #women
I am debating on whether to study teaching or psychology. I know that if I put my mind to it I can do which ever one, but how can I come to a conclusion on which major to focus on when I love helping others?
I am a senior in high school and I have always loved helping and putting others before me. With having to help out in the house as well as my siblings, helping is second nature to me and it is something that I excell at. I really want to have a profession in which I could help others with their lives. I asked this question because I feel as if I need more advice by people who do not know me and can give me an opinion that is not biased as other people that I ask advice from. #teacher #counselling #women #therapists #helping-others #adults
As a woman, why did you decide not to pursue engineering?
This question is for women who declared a field of engineering as their major and later switched to a non-engineering major. #college #engineering #women-in-stem #women
Being a woman, is it difficult to acquire a job in engineering?
I am very interested in being an engineering major, but I am also a woman and would like to know what obstacles I may face. #engineering #women
Resources for STEM scholarships?
Specially, ones for women and those majoring in math.