Interests and aptitudes are relative to pre-determined ideas of capability and who is already in those fields, who we imagine when we think about those roles an

Interests and aptitudes are relative to pre-determined ideas of capability and who is already in those fields, who we imagine when we think about those roles and who is therefore inspired the most by them. Women had no issue pulling their weight in manufacturing and computer engineering when we needed them to during times of crisis. Blog post after blog post show and surprise readers with images of women working on airplanes and doing technical work in factories. Somehow, even today, the idea of women not only taking these jobs, but doing so in mass numbers and enjoying the work impresses people. I think the fact that we're having these conversations at all - and consistently so - signals that it can "suck to be a female in this industry".