My friend Lori just tweeted about this article found in today’s Metro, and I can’t help but share it on my blog as well.

A few quotes by an assistant engineering professor at the Dalhousie University, taken from the article:

“That’s probably one of the biggest problems we have in engineering. It’s catch-22: There aren’t a lot of women in engineering and to attract more women to engineering, we need more women in engineering,” she says. “I think any opportunity we have to put that thought in girls’ heads is a good thing.” — Corinne MacDonald

Female role models, even plastic ones, help young women visualize themselves as engineers, she says. — Corinne MacDonald

Both of the ladies interviewed in this article pointed out that they never had “female engineering role models” to look up to.  Unfortunately, I think this is still the case.  But considering how Barbie’s 125th career is now a computer engineer, I think this is a good start!  And it’s good to know that more and more people are becoming aware of all the opportunities in the computer/IT industry, and how they aren’t just for men.

But yeah, just a thought I wanted to share. :)