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AI Generated Image - Women In STEM By the time they reach 35, half of the women who start careers in STEM have already left . That’s a stark number — but it’s also why I believe so strongly in telling these stories. Because behind every statistic are women who’ve carved their own paths, challenged cultures, and built careers in spaces not designed for them. And every woman who stays and thrives makes it easier for the next one to do the same. Over more than two decades in eng

Photo by Google DeepMind on Unsplash Every August, school uniforms fill my social feeds. This year, one photo stopped me short: a friend’s son, his hair long and blonde—just like his mum’s. My immediate thought? “When will he get a haircut like the other boys?” I caught myself halfway through the sentence. It wasn’t about hair. It was about years of conditioning—what seemed "normal" for boys and girls. If these silent rules begin in childhood, they don't magically vanish whe

Chat GPT generated image - 2025 "So what's it REALLY like to be a woman in this industry? I want to be a better ally and I've asked other people, but I don't think people really tell me like it is… What’s it actually like?" I’ve wrestled with this blog for weeks. This is my third attempt to write something that hasn’t been written before. The truth is, all the experiences I could share are already out there. They’ve been dissected, discussed, consumed. I’ve struggled to feel