📌 Full show notes at https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/093 Big thank you to the podcast partners for making this episode possible: Basecamp: http://basecamp.com/future Learn more about the podcast sponsors and how to support the show - https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Partners Check out The Ultimate PE Exam Study Guide - https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/pe-exam-study-guide Encouraging more women to go for a career in STEM is not as a big problem as it used to be. So, what's the problem? Most of them leave the profession within the first five years after graduating. Today's guest set out to change that. Sophie Warwick has almost a decade of experience as a structural engineer and is the founder of The Thoughtful Co. The company creates a community for women in STEM and helps them thrive with individualized career coaching service offerings. What You'll Learn: * Should we get more women into STEM…or keep them in it? * Two ways women can overcome gender challenges in the industry * Corporate initiatives to keep more women in STEM * The real definition of "diversity" — and it's not just race, gender, and sexual orientation * Inequality signs that led Sophie to start her company to help women in engineering * How The Thoughtful Co. helps women thrive in their STEM careers * Two things Sophie wish she knew when she was just getting started in engineering * Differences between men and women when applying to jobs Music by Jack Winders Intro: Midwest Folks Outro: Southern Skies Website: https://www.jackwinders.com [https://www.jackwinders.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JackWindersMusic Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0msfukZWdVoUHIvpFvanTU?si=U5jKEdjfSTOetL12ispLcg Connect With Me Sign up to my weekly email newsletter // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Newsletter My website & blog // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com [https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/] Instagram // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Instagram Twitter // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Twitter LinkedIn // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/LinkedIn Facebook // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Facebook YouTube // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/engourfuture/message