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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS OF KENYA (IEK)
THEME: POSITIONING WOMEN ENGINEERS FOR LEADERSHIP
Written by Engineer Margaret Ogai
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made… It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
On 1st April 2017, the Institution of Engineers of Kenya Women Engineer Chapter (IEK WEC) held a successful workshop which was graced by the PS Gender, Ms. Zeinab Hussein.
The workshop was inspired by the need to change the story on low representation by women in the engineering field. The event started at 9:00 am with introductions, and presentations from various speakers. The Principal Secretary for Gender Affairs, Mrs. Zeinab Hussein gave the keynote speech on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary and responded to some of the queries raised. The event was attended by approximately 70 women engineers from various disciplines including 13 corporate engineers.
Eng. Rosemary highlighted the process of registration and challenged those who have not yet registered as either Professional or Graduate engineers to submit in their papers. She stressed on the need to be compliant with the process. She concluded by urging all participants to involve God in their careers.
“Be the best. It’s the only market that’s not crowded.” These sentiments by George Whalin were the focus of Mr. Peter Ndungu’s presentation. He highlighted the need to discover the purpose of our lives in order to serve humanity noting that we should not define our lives by externalities (jobs, possessions etc). Further he offered guidance on how to build emotional intelligence.