A Mobile Make-up Station with Style
An entrepreneur from Chemnitz has developed a mobile make-up station to make the day-to-day work of make-up artists easier. Whether they’re on a film set, catwalk or in a theatre dressing room, stylists work in lots of different locations and often
Engineers Without Borders Brings Light to Madagascar and Zambia
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting engineers to communities that need help with basic needs. In 2008, an EWB chapter was co-founded by two female civil engineering professors, Libby Jones and Shannon Bartlett-Hunt, at
Women Who Changed the World
We sometimes don’t give enough recognition to women who have helped change the course of history with their scientific discoveries or engineering inventions. Therefore, we are taking a step back to appreciate a few women who have helped change the
Poka-Yoke – A Systematic Approach to Preventing Errors
Successfully applying the error prevention principle known as Poka-Yoke can significantly boost efficiency in production. As the 7 Muda concept in particular makes clear, avoiding errors is one of the key ideas behind lean production. At the same time, the lean
Malaysian Engineer’s Advice to Young Engineers: Pick a Path that Excites You
Elaine Solomon Pakinathan, a well intervention engineer with Shell, says she has always been interested in engineering even as a young girl. Her favorite pastimes in those days included watching documentaries and reading about engineering accomplishments around the world. While
29-year-old Woman Captures First-ever Black Hole Image
History was made in April 2019 when scientists were able to capture the first-ever image of a black hole. The best part? It was made possible by a 29-year-old woman, computer scientist Dr. Katie Bouman. Bouman’s algorithm was able to
Running for a Good Cause and a Chance to Win a Car!
Running race in San Luis Potosí, MX raises money and offers participants a chance to win a car! Juntos una experiencia compartida (A.C.) is a non-profit organization located in Mexico that strives to improve the quality of people with disabilities by
‘Captain Marvel’ Is More than Just a Female-led Film
While everyone working on Captain Marvel agrees that it is exciting to have a Marvel film with a female lead, they want to make sure that it is not the sole focus of the film. The hope is that the
U.S. Soccer Joins to Help Women in STEM
U.S. Soccer will now be a partner of IF/THEN to help support women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). IF/THEN is an initiative of Lydia Hill Philanthropies, centered around the mantra of “if we support a woman in STEM,
Tesla Works to Increase Female Exposure to Engineering
Women are continuously making strides within the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), but job growth and replacement in the next 10 years is creating a demand and opportunity for women to make an even larger footprint in