• Question: I'm a girl and i was wondering is it harder to be accepted into the science community than boys

    Asked by Lucy to Yetty, Laura, Gina, Chris on 12 Jun 2017. This question was also asked by Emily G.
    • Photo: Laura Walker

      Laura Walker answered on 12 Jun 2017:

      Hi Lucy, harder isn’t the right word. Boys might think they are better than you – but its fun when you prove them wrong. I get treat like one of the boys at work now (but they still open doors for me and are polite)

    • Photo: Yetunde Kolawole

      Yetunde Kolawole answered on 12 Jun 2017:

      Hi Lucy,

      I don’t think the word to describe it is harder, Yes, there are fewer girls in Engineering, but then it’s a chance for you to prove that a girl not only survive but thrive when the majority are boys!

      Yetty

    • Photo: Christopher Bullock

      Christopher Bullock answered on 13 Jun 2017:

      Hi Lucy, I’m not a girl so I can’t give a first hand perspective but there are more girls than boys in my research group in Manchester (not all of these are engineers but they are expert scientists). I also have some close female friends from university who have gone on to be really successful engineers in big companies. I would tell you to do whatever you are interested in and not worry about how many other girls are doing the same thing.

Comments