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May 10, 2004
A: FROM MENTOR DEBORAH GRUBBE
IN DE
ALL professional societies are valuable to a female engineer!
However,
early in one's career, it is important to join 3 societies:
the Society
of Women Engineers, the National
Society of Professional Engineers, and the
engineering society that is most closely aligned with your
specific
engineering discipline. Why? Well, SWE helps you understand
the
challenges that women in engineering face. NSPE helps you
understand how
to become licensed and why an engineering license is important,
and lastly,
your discipline society affects your understanding the issues
and new areas
in your discipline.
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A: FROM MENTOR MOLLY WILLIAMS
IN MI
There are two broad types of organizations those that
focus on a
specific branch of science or engineering, and those that
focus on a
particular group of people.
In the first category are American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
American
Society of Civil Engineers, and similar organizations for
other branches of
engineering and the sciences. Membership in one of these organizations
is
very important to anyone in that discipline, because it will
keep you up to
date on latest developments in your own field.
In the second category are Society of Women Engineers, Association
for Women
in Science, and similar organizations that focus on Black
or Hispanic
engineers and scientists. These organizations provide valuable
support for
members of under-represented groups so that they can share
their
experiences, develop their careers, and balance the demands
of work and
family.
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