Wow, I had certainly not intended on taking such a long break from blogging! Somehow over 12 months has gone past in the absolute blink of an eye… There has generally been pretty good reasons for my absence though, all of which I will cover in this “hello again” post! I even started this in January, and then somehow it’s April and nearly Easter… 2022 was a crazy year, where I started a new (awesome) job in a totally new industry for me, and have absolutely found myself again. There will be much more on this to come 🙂 Aside from professionally getting my mojo back, I very much resumed my usual lifestyle of fitting in as many gigs and adventures as possible… Oh, and I got married! I’ll start on that topic, mainly because it explains the biggest reason for my absence. We decided to have a planned elopement…
Last year I had the privilege to be interviewed by Alex Eliseev for the IMechE’s Professional Engineering Magazine. We had a super fun chat about my career, right back to where my interest in motorcycles came from and the journey I’ve been on in my life so far. I just thought I’d share this article for a really well written piece on me! Link to the article: https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/engineering-extremes-motorbikes-rock-music-and-engineering I hope you enjoy reading this, please leave me any comments if you’ve got any questions! I also wanted to thank Alex and the Professional Engineering magazine again for covering my story. Emilie The Female Engineer
Whilst Miss Universe and beauty pageants aren’t my usual area of interest and discussion, this year’s competition has certainly caught my attention. Last Sunday, Andrea Meza (Miss Mexico) was crowned the 69th Miss Universe in Hollywood, Florida. Why is this important? Because she is a software engineer, which has the potential to be an absolute game changer for women in STEM. For so long we have all been fighting against stereotypes and trying to change misconceptions about engineers, so having an engineer win Miss Universe should be a huge step in the right direction! Andrea Meza, the software engineer named Miss Universe 2021 Photo Credit: Tracy Nguyen/Miss Universe via AP The best part about this year’s competition was, alongside Miss Mexico, there were three other finalists who are also women in STEM jobs! Whilst this only represented 5% of the contestants…the fact that these women are forging trailblazing paths and…
I started out by writing a post for Instagram to share some photos of my first trip to America, but as I was writing it I realised that this ‘holiday’ was actually so much more than that. It was a trip that changed a lot for me, which was something I was so sceptical of being a thing…I thought that people go on holiday for a break from the monotony of life and to have a nice time with friends/family, not totally change their perspective on the world. I’ll give you an advanced warning on this one, it may come across a little clichéd and cheesy but it’s really hard for me to describe this any other way. I came back from that trip a different person, which catapulted me into my journey in motorsport and the life that I’m building for myself to this day. This is the main…
Today is World Book Day, which gives me the perfect excuse to dig into one of my favourite hobbies – reading. I’ve always spent a lot of time with my head in a book, and I try to read a wide range of styles…although I am guilty of often returning back to my favourites over and over again. I think reading is such an important thing for everyone to do as much as they can, which is why I wanted to share some of my favourites and recommendations to you today. I also always love getting book recommendations from people, so please get involved and comment your favourite books and authors! I’m very lucky in that I can read pretty much anywhere, so when I am travelling that is basically my go to activity. When I was a kid and we’d go on holiday in the car to France, I…
Are you looking for ways to boost your engineering career, whilst also giving back to your community and inspiring the next generation of engineers? Volunteering as a STEM ambassador is an incredible way to achieve all three of these goals! In this article I will explain what a STEM ambassador is, five key benefits to volunteering and finally I will share details on how to join the program (when I’ve managed to convince you to sign up!). Hopefully this will give a great insight into the STEM Ambassador programme, which I have been a part of since I joined JCB back in 2015. This year I received my 50 hours of volunteering certificate, which I am very proud of. My STEM Ambassador certificate for 50 hours of volunteering with the programme so far As a disclaimer for my readers outside of the UK, this is heavily focussed on the British…
This week is National Apprenticeship Week in the UK, which is a government-led celebration of all things apprenticeships aiming to showcase this career option. I will mostly be talking about engineering higher apprenticeships as this is where my experience lies, but a lot of the discussion will be relevant to apprenticeships in all fields and levels (particularly STEM careers). I am going to take you through my personal experience of apprenticeships, discuss the careers options that are available and ultimately explain why I think an apprenticeship is the best way into a career in engineering. Tip: You can search #NAW2021 for great apprenticeship content across all social media platforms. Firstly, I would be interested to find out what your route was into your career, regardless of what your career is or if you’re still on the route to this career. There are so many different routes that you could possibly…
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After a really enjoyable and positive first couple of months as a blogger, I am branching out to expand on an area which I hope will prove super useful for my readers. I am starting a series of “How To” guides on a range of topics, which I hope will provide help and guidance to my readers. Some of these will be technical and instructional to work through, but some will purely be me sharing my advice around a certain topic such as how to get into roller derby… I absolutely love travelling and exploring new places, but didn’t want to start a travel blog as there are so many out there. However, I am going to start incorporating travel into my blog as it is a huge passion of mine and I love sharing my advice and recommendations on destinations around the world. I’ve been fortunate enough to get…