Editorial
What's Keeping Women Out of Technical Careers?

Julia Weertman
Northwestern University
[August 1992 Issue]

What can I possibly write on the topic of my experiences as a woman working in the field of materials science and engineering? In efforts to explain myself to the Society of Women Engineers recently, I resurrected a small platoon of iron-willed female ancestors and paraded their accomplishments in a male-dominated world. Today the ancestors will be left in peace. Read More