On Wednesday, February 22^nd, 2023, the IEEE AIUB Student Branch WIE Affinity Group successfully organized a seminar session titled “Women in Engineering”. The event was held to gain insightful information about the successes and experiences of successful female engineers. The seminar was intended to encourage women to pursue engineering careers by providing insights into the experiences and accomplishments of a successful female engineer.

The seminar was inaugurated by Advisor of IEEE AIUB Student Branch,Prof. Dr. Mohammed Abdul Mannan, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB. He spoke about the female students in engineering fields while also briefly narrating the distinguished speakers’ achievements. Furthermore, he discussed the factors that discourage women from studying engineering and encouraged female students to work hard to achieve their goals. Following the inauguration speech, Dr. Dilshad Mahjabeen, Acting Chairman & Associate professor, Department of EEE, Stamford University Bangladesh & Counselor, IEEE Stamford Student Branch, took the stage. She began her speech by clarifying the fact that her views are optimistic and not feminist. She proceeded by briefly discussing the importance of Women in Engineering and talked about the capabilities and understanding of women regarding the matter. Additionally, she discussed the reasons for more women choosing medical science over engineering and provided statistics on the percentage of men and women pursuing engineering careers. To encourage her audiences, she briefly narrated the stories of the 3 women who pursued engineering while also discussing the lack of participation and issues concerned with WIE in Bangladesh. Before ending her speech, she suggested arranging more seminars regarding Women in Engineering at both school and university levels. She provided some insights into what the future holds for Women in Engineering. Then Advisor of IEEE AIUB Student Branch, Prof. Dr. A.B.M Siddique Hossain, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB, briefly discussing Women in Engineering and presenting the token of appreciation to the honorable speaker.

The seminar started at 03:00 PM and finished at 4:00 PM. A total of 60+ participants attended the event.