Empowering diversity in ISE education, careers

Female undergrad students at Puerto Rico-Mayagüez share their experiences

By Johana M. Mercado Colón, Gabriela A. Renta López and Lourdes A. Medina

Data collected by the U.S. Census bureau in 2019 show only 20% of industrial engineers employed full-time were women. While this number seems small, industrial engineering is ranked fourth in comparison to the other 13 engineering jobs in this report.

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