Apparently, I’m pushy. I can’t help it. It’s my genes, and also all I’ve been through. When you’re a woman in engineering, there are a host of voices (some residing in your head, some not), telling you that you’re not good enough, not smart enough—that when you’re alone amid a sea of male faces at … Continue reading “Women in Engineering, and a Global Call for the Next MacGyver”
Author: Maja Matarić
Maja Matarić, a pioneer in robotics, is a professor and Chan Soon-Shiong Chair of Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics; founding director of the USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems; and vice dean for research at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. She was a 2011 recipient of the Presidential Mentoring Award. Matarić has helped in the creation of robots that assist in human care for monitoring and coaching stroke victims, providing companionship to depressed and isolated seniors, and bringing kids with autism closer to their family and peers. She also is urging more women to pursue careers in engineering, and to help shape the future of science