Posted on 13th Feb 2013
One for The Female Engineers In the Auto Industry
Female engineers — despite their stubbornly small numbers in all industries
— increasingly have a big impact on the vehicles and safety features that Detroit is offering.
Yet among nearly 28,000 members of the Society of Automotive Engineers, only 1,500 — 5% — are women.
Alicia Boler-Davis was the first General Motors plant manager to also lead a vehicle launch — for the Chevrolet Sonic.
At Chrysler, Chris Barman headed the team that designed the new Dodge Dart.
Rebecca Seiler and Jennifer Shaw helped develop some of Ford Motor's advanced safety technologies that prevent crashes.
You can read the full article by Jayne O'Donnell, of USA TODAY here
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