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Etiquette Mrs Enginerd Wrestling Infertility

My Beef With Religious Views of Women

I was born a female human. I can’t/don’t want to change this. I can only learn to live with it and the limitations religious views and social/cultural norms yave placed on my gender. Recently, a few conversations with friends have revolved around the second class citizenship of women and how they are viewed worldwide. This […]

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Adulting Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

Unconscious Gender Bias: How To Quickly Mess Up A Conversation With a Proud Unconventional Woman

Every time I tell a man we are buying a new home with a three car garage, they ask me if my husband is excited about the extra space for his tools and toys. Grrr. You should see the smirk leave their faces after I clarify that the garage is actually for my tools and […]

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Mrs Enginerd Travel

Women Don’t Travel Alone: They Travel. Period.

Two Argentinian women were brutally murdered in Ecuador after they refused their attackers sexual advances and fought to not get raped. The mysoginistic Latin American press made the mistake of labeling the news “Women Traveling Alone…”. The fact is there were two of them so it is preposterous to assume they were alone as they […]

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Mrs Enginerd STEM

5 Leading STEM Ladies

With the Oscars shortly following E-Week, it made sense to share the story of five of my favorite leading ladies in STEM. These women have sparkled in the fields of architecture, arts and sciences proving to the world they are beautiful, smart and passionate human beings. I hope someday to be an eminence in my […]

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Nerd Stuff Women Who Kick Ass In Gaming And Beyond

1000 Trophies

One of the many things I am proud of is my trophy collection. Ever since I was a Kindergartener I’ve been collecting accolades. As a textbook firstborn daughter and overachiever, there wasn’t a competition I couldn’t win or at least get into the Top 5. Sports, talent shows, Math Olympics; if there was a prize […]