{"id":172,"date":"2021-06-22T17:50:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T16:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/electrical-engineering\/?p=172"},"modified":"2021-06-22T22:07:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T21:07:29","slug":"esther-perea-borobio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/electrical-engineering\/2021\/06\/22\/esther-perea-borobio\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women in Engineering Day 2021: Esther Perea Borobio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wednesday 23rd June 2021 is the 8th global annual celebration of <a title=\"International Women in Engineering Day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inwed.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">International Women in Engineering Day<\/a>, an international campaign of visibility on social media, that aims to shine a light on our diverse engineering role models, and encourage more people to consider engineering as a profession for all<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This year, women students and staff from EEE have been sharing their journey into engineering and their proudest achievements, along with some words of advice to girls and young women who are thinking about a career in STEM.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Esther Perea Borobio<\/strong> is Principal Teaching Fellow in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, responsible for the essential professional engineering skills strand of our undergraduate courses. 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