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Volume 1, Issue 1
Women in Industrial Engineering
By Engr. Qurratulain Shakoor
Instructor( College of Engineering),
Alfaisal University, KSA
Engineering was once considered as one of the most underrated
profession for women in Pakistan, although there has been an improvement in our society and the way people now think about it but
I believe that more needs to be done. There is a lot of space for improvement in educating the mass of Pakistan.
When it comes to Industrial Engineering, the term itself is already
misinterpreted (even by males) and in most cases without searching more about this discipline, many drop it out of their list!!! There
is no proper medium to educate females about Industrial Engineering before they take admission in Engineering University. However
it’s the lack of information they have due to which they are unable
to see the significance of this discipline and I am sure if they come
to know what it really is about, there will be more females in this
profession.
Let me start with the concept of what exactly Industrial Engineers
do? As an IE you will look at what makes an organization work best
by trying to find the right combination of humans, technology,
equipment, information and finance. The common objective of all
the subjects in the curriculum of Industrial Engineering degree is to
make you skillful in “Optimizing”. Industrial Engineering is considered as one of the fastest growing profession in the world and even
in Pakistan the industries/organizations are slowly recognizing the
importance of hiring Industrial Engineers because only IE’s have
those skills to raise the standards and make organizations competent.
Industrial Engineering is considered as one of the most popular engineering disciplines among the females in Europe and some parts
of Middle East. According to American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the number of bachelor’s degree awarded to
Industrial Engineering
is “Engineering having
fun”. You won’t be
stuck with one kind of
job for the rest of your
life