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Women in Automotive

Issue 39 - September 2015

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In this issue...

They told me I couldn’t become an engineer … so I did it anyway – Karen Holford, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cardiff University and Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Physical Sciences and Engineering

Hannah Pearlman at Ford Motor Company on how “the difference between try and triumph is a little umph” and why opportunities are out there, you just need to go and get them

Nowhere to go but everywhere – Fiona Tatton, Womanthology Editor

Proof of concept for sponsorship of women’s sport: Challenging stereotypes by investing in the England women’s cricket team – Maaike De Vries, Events & Sponsorship Manager at Kia

Using ‘real option value’ to maximise women’s career choices and taking a broader supply chain perspective to encourage diversity – Professor Jan Godsell of WMG, University of Warwick

Fuelled by variety: Diverse careers for women at the interface between chemistry and engineering – Ruth Poultney, Fuels Development Technologist at BP

Meet the woman driving a better deal for female motorists and championing women in the car industry – Steph Savill, Founder of FOXY Lady Drivers Club

Should I stay or should I go? Improving gender balance as a tool for female staff retention and better customer engagement – Allyson Zimmermann, Executive Director at Catalyst Europe

Throwing away the rule book (and the business plan) to deliver a female friendly garage experience – Jennifer Riach, Owner of MECA Car Services

Catch the sun: Leading my team in a 3000km human endurance challenge across the Australian desert in a solar powered car – Aurelia Hibbert, Programme Director at Cambridge University Eco Racing

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