Empowering Women in STEM

Empowering Women in STEM provides the platform to share the stories of those who have been in STEM careers but have pivoted to other areas by utilizing the STEM skills they learned. It bridges the gap between those who are thinking about entering or leaving STEM careers, along with those who want to encourage others into STEM careers.

Sanya Mathura is the Founder of Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd based in Trinidad & Tobago. She works with global affiliates in the areas of Reliability and Asset Management to bring these specialty niches to her clients. She has a BSc in Electrical & Computer Engineering and an MSc in Engineering Asset Management. Sanya has worked in the machinery lubrication industry for the past decade and assists various industries with machinery lubrication-related issues. Sanya is the first person (and first female) in her country and the Caribbean to attain an ICML MLE (International Council for Machinery Lubrication, Machinery Lubrication Engineer) certification as well as the first female in the world to achieve the ICML VPR & VIM (Varnish and Deposits Prevention & Removal, Varnish and Deposits Measurement & Identification) badges. She can always be found supporting and advocating for women in STEM.

SECTION I. Inspiring the Future, 1. Space for Women: Defining Career Lessons, 2. Be the Change You Want to See, 3. I #DERRtobedifferent, I Dare to Be Me, 4. Paving the Way Forward for Other Female Arab Engineers, 5. Fueling the Future of Women in Industry, 6. Building the Next Generation of STEM Heroes, SECTION II. Non-Traditional Paths, 7. STEM with Mr N: STEM Communication, Awards, and the Power of STEM Advocates, 8. Increasing UPTIME: The Journey from Banking to Engineering, 9. Unexpected Paths, Endless Possibilities: A Journey of Integration between Literature and STEM, 10. Maneuvering the Moving Sidewalk of Your Career, 11. Exploring Innovation, STEM, and Entrepreneurship: A Journey of Learning and Growth, 12. Safety Boots to Break Glass Ceilings(TM), 13. Intersectionality: How to Transform Headwinds to Tailwinds, 14. The Journey to Becoming the First Wellness Engineer, 15. Dr. Kenya's Nonlinear Journey: The Intersection of Science, Education, and Policy, SECTION III. Leading the Way, 16. Women Redefining Work-Life Balance in STEM: Integrating Parenthood into the Equation, 17. Female AND an Engineer? Exploring the Gender-Occupation Identity Dilemma in Engineering, 18. Allow Them to Answer the Call, 19. Through It All, the Why Was My Motivator, 20. A Woman in a Man's World or a Person in a Person's World?, 21. The Complex Reality: Unraveling the Underrepresentation of Women in STEM, 22. Why Is Empowering Women in STEM So Important?