Breaking Stereotypes in Engineering

Only nine percent of engineers in the US are women, while in the UK it is just over eight percent.

Engineers are not considered as talented individuals who make our lives easier.

The word 'engineer' originates from the word 'engine'.

Scientists build to learn, while engineers learn to build.

Engineers focus on understanding why a problem occurs, similar to scientists.

Engineers do not play a role in controlling and preventing pollution.

Women are recognized as the best problem solvers according to research mentioned in the text.

Engineering and science are completely disconnected fields with no similarities.

The common stereotype of an engineer is someone who is male, boring, and dirty, but this is not the case.
Only 9% of US engineers are women, and in the UK, it's just over 8%.

Engineers make our everyday lives easier by finding solutions to important problems that affect society.
They control and prevent pollution, develop new medicines, create advanced technologies, and help explore new worlds.
They make the world a cleaner, safer, and healthier place by inventing, building, and improving everything from microchips to household appliances, from skyscrapers to spacecraft.

The word "engineer" does not come from the word "engine", but from the Latin word "ingeniosus", meaning skilled.
An engineer is a clever, practical problem solver.

While a scientist asks why a problem occurs or happens, an engineer wants to know how to solve the problem.
Scientists build in order to learn, whereas engineers learn in order to build.