Business Chief US+CAN Magazine January 2017 | Page 16

TECHNOLOGY
STEM – SCIENCE , technology , engineering , and mathematics – has long been a male-dominated sector . Historically , men and women have been steered to focus on different career paths , leaving a gap for female scientists and engineers – which , finally , is set to be increasingly filled .
More and more , programs tailormade for women aiming to enter the industry are being created , and multinational software corporation Autodesk has been vocal about supporting this . In 2016 , on Ada Lovelace Day ( which falls on the second Tuesday in October ), Autodesk released a dedication to Lovelace which also highlighted the work it is doing to support women in STEM . Ada Lovelace was an English
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