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Trailblazing women who broke into engineering in the 1970s reflect on what's changed – and what hasn't

  • Written by: Laura Ettinger, Associate Professor of History, Clarkson University
Trailblazing women who broke into engineering in the 1970s reflect on what's changed – and what hasn'tWomen who got their start in the male-dominated profession 40 years ago have advice for today's newcomers in STEM.Contributor/Denver Post via Getty Images

Engineering in the U.S. has long been – and continues to be – a male-dominated profession. Fifty years ago, it looked like that might change.

In 1970, the percentage of women majoring...

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