Treat everyone equally, yes. But in male-dominated areas such as engineering, the default culture tends to be male-oriented too. For example, bro culture. Not

Treat everyone equally, yes. But in male-dominated areas such as engineering, the default culture tends to be male-oriented too. For example, bro culture. Not all females can navigate through this easily. Few girls choose the engineering field, and fewer still actually become engineers. This suggests that something not right is going on. When the issue of gender equality pops up, often the assumption is that women are asking to be treated differently - which translates to special treatment. This is far from the case (and too many women do not stand up for themselves for fear of being seen this way.) Instead, the default culture needs to be more open and considerate about diversity. That obviously means it's not going to happen overnight - the minority group needs to be normalised first, and a big part of this is to have a large presence - aha, catch 22! However, an empowered minority group can accelerate this and even encourage more to join in, thereby resulting a stronger presence and support network - hopefully leading to the normalisation of women in engineering, and greater equality. Women mentorships can very well be the key to such empowerment.