The Quintessential Engineer: Creating a Lasting Role Model. This permanent figure for women of any generation to look up to now stands on the #ILLINOIS campus. ECE ILLINOIS PhD student Sakshi Srivastava was the driving force behind bringing it to #ILLINOIS. Produced by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Big Ten Network Campus Programming
Women have a long history of being underrepresented in the engineering field. There are many possible reasons, but one is a lack of role models. Illinois Ph.D student Sakshi Srivastava proposed to bring a statue to the University of Illinois campus to serve as a permanent figure for women of any generation to look up to. The statue, The Quintessential Engineer, now stands on Illinois' Engineering Quad as a sign of hope and inspiration for all.
You can learn more about how Illinois is changing the narrative around women in engineering here:
This program was produced by Niles Merrell and Ryan Wilson for the University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics and Office of Public Affairs.
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