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Subscription is free of charge. She believes role models and equal education opportunities have led to a good proportion of women among young engineers. Should it be made from concrete or wood, which methods will result in the smallest climate footprint?
We look at reducing CO2 emissions to a minimum, but also things like over-fertilisation, water acidification and other nature and environment issues. Before that, women got two extra points when they applied to study technology. The number of female students fell a bit when these points disappeared, but I would say the gender balance is still pretty good. So being a young woman here is not difficult.
The differences have been extreme among the generations before us. This has probably not done recruitment to academia any favours, because representation is very important. Wang uses hydroelectrics as a field with a heavy male dominance. One seminar she took part in was attended nearly exclusively by men between 50 and This will be seen in the labour market as we begin to take over.
Sometimes I attend meetings where everyone else is male. I can present economically challenging proposals for climate-related measures which are yet to match traditional measures on price. It is because climate issues are still relatively new. Wang has considered her young age to be a challenge, but as long as she can back up what she is saying with professional expertise, no customers react badly. More women take technology educations and know different things and more things than previously.
