learn about some amazing
Women Engineers
A collection of stories about amazing women in engineering. Click on each one to learn more.

Manisha Revankar
Electrical Engineer
Manisha is a Electrical Project Engineer – Hardware at Rockwell Automation.
Charlotte Broadbent
Hydraulic Engineer
Charlotte is the Company Director at Watershed Engineering Limited
Helen Trappitt
Structural Engineer
Helen is overseeing seismic strengthening design projects in central Christchurch.
Emily Afoa
Environmental Engineer
Emily (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi) is Pou Whakarae, Director at Tektus Consultants Limited.
Bridget Harrison
Civil Engineer
Bridget is a Taranaki Port Engineer.
Kathryn Ward
Electrical Engineer
Kathryn is a Specialist Protection and Automation Consultant Engineer at Beca
L'Rey Renata
Chemical and Materials Engineer
L’Rey (Tainui, Ngāpuhi, Ngai Te Rangi) is a Graduate Water Engineer at GHD.
Nancy Jiang
Structural Engineer
Nancy is a Structural Engineer at CGW Consulting Engineers and an elite trail and mountain runner.
Virginie Lacrosse
Mechanical Engineer
Virginie is the first recipient of the Women in Earthquake Engineering Award.
Erica Baker
Software Engineer
Erica is the Chief Technology Officer for the US Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Gretchen Kivell
Chemical Engineer
Gretchen was the first woman president of IPENZ.
Alyce Lysaght
Water Engineer
Alyce (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Pākehā) is a Water Engineer at WSP.
Shelley Wharton
Environmental Engineer
Shelley is a Manager – Infrastructure Planning & Capital Works at Whangarei District Council.
Priyanka Dhopade
Aerospace Engineer
Priyanka is a Senior Lecturer in thermofluids in Mechanical Engineering at Waipapa Taumata Rau.
History and more stories
Atari Women
Celebrating the hidden stories of women and gender minorities who made crucial engineering contributions to Atari games in the early 70’s and 80’s.
Māori in Engineering Podcast
An accessible interview series showcasing Māori who elevate the engineering world.
‘Unsuitable, unfeminine,’ but these women persevered
Newspaper article from 1982 about women in engineering.
New Zealanders doing incredible things with STEM
A collection of videos and stories of wonderful New Zealanders doing incredible things with STEM from the Wonder Project.
Celebrating neurodiversity in engineering
Some of the most famous and influential engineers, scientists and technologists who have presented neurodiverse traits.
The Woman Engineer journal
Information about the `The Woman Engineer’ journal published by the Women’s Engineering Society since 1919.
LGBTQ Engineers
A list of notable LGBTQ engineers from around the world.
STEM is for Everyone: Scientists with Disabilities
A series of profiles of scientists with disabilities.
Persian Women Take on Tech
A story about Iranian-American women who are making inroads into the tech world, bringing expertise, experience and innovation to industries that have traditionally been dominated by men.