Are Women in Power Really in Power? – A Perspective by Traci Hopkins, WPS Advisory Board Member

In the power and energy sector more women are being promoted and accepted in the utility space than ever before. In fact, approximately 17% of US electric utilities in the S&P 500 are led by women. This may be because there is huge need for talent in the industry and utilities have been among the…

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Are Women in Power Really in Power? – A Perspective by Aleezeh Saqib, WPS Advisory Board Member

Women in Power - Does the label hold water? I'm fortunate to work at PTR Inc., a bastion of gender neutrality, as reflected in our 50% female workforce. However, companies like PTR are outliers in a landscape still struggling with gender disparity. When I got the opportunity to write this opinion piece, my first instinct…

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Forging a Sustainable Future: Education, Inclusion, and Empowerment in the Power Systems Industry

Expert opinion by Liz Palmera-Nunez, Professional Electrical Engineer Liz Palmera-Nunez is a trailblazing engineer who has defied odds as an immigrant, person of color, and female in a traditionally male-dominated field. With a firm belief in equal opportunities, she has diligently worked her way to success. Currently the Manager of Asset Management at Newfoundland Power,…

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A Girl’s Perspective: PPG’s Women in Powder

Source: PPG Image Source: PPG Watch a 5th-grade dancer Elena interview Courtney Jungjohann Deemer, Global Business Director, Automotive Parts and Accessories here For more than a century, PPG has worked to transform the paint and coatings industry with leading-edge technologies that meet the changing needs of consumers, manufacturers and the world. What drives this culture of innovation…

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Women in Reliability and Asset Management: The Power of Diversity

Source: Maura Abad Image Source: WIRAM Maura Abad, Global Relationship Leader at Reliabilityweb.com and Director of Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM) shared her insights into the benefits that gender diversity provides for companies. We are a nation of communities… a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a…

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Women in Line Work

By: Amy Fischbach Source: T&D World Meet six female linemen with a love for the line trade and the drive and determination to get the job done. Renee Nickles may have worked in the line trade for three decades, but she has seen few other women embrace the adventure of working as a lineman. With skilled labor…

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Q&A with Women in Renewable Energy — WiRE

Source: Innovating Canada Author: Mediaplanet, ca.editorial@mediaplanet.com Image Source: Innovating Canada What inspired you to start WiRE? Joanna Osawe: I was in the energy sector building commercial wind farms for about 10 years and everywhere I went it was always a majority of men and very few women. Whether it was on the construction sites, in board rooms, in permitting…

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Siemens Energy announces the winners of #NiñasConEnergía

Source: Siemens Energy Image Source: Siemens Energy Siemens Energy and Epic Queen have started a collaborative initiative to inspire girls in STEM. On October 8, 2021, Siemens Energy in Mexico announced the winners of #NiñasConEnergía, an initiative the company launched in collaboration with Epic Queen to inspire girls in STEM. Epic Queen is a YouTube channel committed to…

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WES offers MentorSET program to women in STEM

Source: Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Image Source: Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Cover image: Shutterstock MentorSET is a mentoring scheme run by WES for women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Unlike many mentoring schemes, MentorSET offers cross-sector independent mentors from around the UK and is open to both men and women. Use WES’ specialist software to search for a…

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Q&A: Cargill’s Women in Power

Cargill was one of the founding members of Paradigm for Parity in 2015. Can you tell us more about your commitment to gender parity? We looked at women in leadership. It was a tough but necessary reality check. We saw that we weren’t making meaningful progress and it needed to change. We understood that improvements…

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Are Women in Power Really in Power? – A Perspective by Traci Hopkins, WPS Advisory Board Member

Are Women in Power Really in Power? – A Perspective by Aleezeh Saqib, WPS Advisory Board Member

Forging a Sustainable Future: Education, Inclusion, and Empowerment in the Power Systems Industry

A Girl’s Perspective: PPG’s Women in Powder

Women in Reliability and Asset Management: The Power of Diversity

Women in Line Work

Q&A with Women in Renewable Energy — WiRE

Siemens Energy announces the winners of #NiñasConEnergía

WES offers MentorSET program to women in STEM

Q&A: Cargill’s Women in Power

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