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GetSET Women Blog January 2010

Each fortnight a different woman describes her choice of career on our blog.
It is a fascinating snapshot of women who are in a minority - inventors, experimenters, engineers, technicians, scientists, researchers and more.

GetSET Women is our free online environment for SET women at all career stages and women who work in gender equality. Are you a woman in SET? Sign up today.

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From action man fan to engineering ambassador

Posted 13th January 2010 by Amber Villegas-Williamson

When I was young I had an action man rather than a Barbie doll, and I used to attach his parachute to a My Little Pony so I was practical from the start. Two big influences on my career direction were my (gorgeous!) science teacher and most…


Aerospace outreach and IT

Posted 13th January 2010 by Elizabeth Donnelly

When I was at school I loved the sciences and was good at maths, but I didn’t pursue it as a career. I started a law degree, but didn’t finish it as I was more interested in politics and justice.

It was only years later, as computer use grew,…