Enginearring Designs Blog

International Women in Engineering Day is a chance to celebrate the achievements of women in engineering while recognising the everyday encouragement that helps people begin and continue their STEM journeys. This post reflects on the importance of role models, mentors, teachers, colleagues, and family members who quietly inspire confidence and belonging. It also shares how celebrating the stories of women in engineering has reinforced the idea that there is no single path into the profession, and that even small acts of encouragement can have a lasting impact.

Mentorship and support often play a much bigger role in STEM journeys than people realise. This post reflects on the quieter forms of encouragement that help people stay in engineering and science, from mentors and colleagues to friends and family. Drawing on personal experience across both industry and academia, it explores how confidence and belonging are often shaped through small moments of support and reassurance. The blog highlights the importance of community, encouragement, and everyday reminders that people belong in STEM, especially during periods of uncertainty or self-doubt.

International Women’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on representation and identity in STEM today. This post explores how belonging develops through experience, confidence, and the everyday signals that remind us there is space for different personalities and perspectives in science and engineering. It introduces the STEM Crew, a small group of characters created to celebrate the many ways people connect with STEM. Rather than defining what someone in STEM should be, the characters highlight the diversity of interests, strengths, and identities that shape these fields, encouraging everyone to see that there are many ways to belong.