Thursday, December 10, 2009

GIRLS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Blessed are we who found a chance to become mechanical engineer, let us not ask for any other blessings. 
Engineering does not discriminate against women, it actually welcomes them. It is just that most girls don't opt for mechanical engineering, which is why you don't hear of a ton of them. In mechanical engineering, as long as you work hard, and are creative, no one cares what gender you are. Earlier Mechanical engineering was treated as a man's forte as it required lot of physical effort but not anymore. These days with the advent of modern tools and technologies people can’t discriminate on gender, in fact you may be good in designing stuff which is treated as the most important wing of mechanical engineering.
Today in the age of enlightenment, when the world is not gender biased, we still have very few girls in the Mechanical Engineering. This act has been severely taken up by ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineering). ASME has thus signed up an agreement with Girls Scouts of The United States of America with an aim to increase interest in Mechanical Engineering among girls between the age group of 7–17 years.
When we look at some facts and figures, it shows that girls form only 5 to 10% of the total population of Mechanical Engineers around the globe. But it would be unfair on girl’s part if we don’t appreciate their efforts because these are the girls who all have taken a brave decision to deal their life in somewhat a different way than others of their breed. The female Mechanical Engineer’s are the ones who have a firm willingness and determination to dominate the men in the men’s world.
Female Education is something that our country need to still promote and at a much larger scale. And if we promote it by transforming them into mechanical engineers then it will be we who will enjoy the cake with the red cherry on the top. Girls are those creatures of god who all have much more in their bags than just drafters, dreams and documents. They are the ones who have the potential to bring about the change that we want to see.

1 comment:

  1. addressing a very needed situation in the engineering society, dear Varinder bhaiya the post is great...

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