#ILookLikeAnEngineer Set to Appear on Billboard
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Just updated my Medium post! #iLookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/szMTCuRVu0
— Isis Anchalee (@isisAnchalee) August 3, 2015
It was kicked off by Isis Wenger, a platform engineer who, after she appeared in a recruitment ad for her company and was told that she didn't 'look like' an engineer. Now, as a result of the campaign's success, Wenger and Zana web developer Michelle Glauser have started an Indiegogo campaign to have a billboard put up in San Francisco. The campaign went live yesterday and it's already exceeded its $3,500 funding goal, currently it's sitting at over $9000 from a little under 120 donors.
Hiking mountains and solving problems. No big. #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/hILQsjXggB
— Alexandra del Carpio (@XdelCarpio) August 3, 2015
The additional money will help increase the physical arm of the campaign beyond just one large billboard. Glauser is planning to put ads on cars, buses and possibly events. One is already planned to take place in San Francisco on August 13th. The aim is not only to exemplify the diversity of engineering, but also to encourage more people to undertake it as a career path, regardless of race or gender.
I love fluid mechanics&engineering, rock, cats, make up, cars, yoga and books, because why not? #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/An9LOR3Afh
— Jeyna The Warrior (@je_vitamini) August 5, 2015
Workplace inequality continues to be a tentative issue across many different technological fields, Google, Facebook and other big hitters often get called out on it, despite constant pledges that they are trying to do better. Of course in order for equality to increase, a more diverse range of people need to actually apply, and often the root issue is that people think they are less likely to get the position because they don't fit the stereotypical mould. This campaign directly addresses that issue, encouraging an equilibrium between companies improving hiring policy and more people actually applying for the positions they offer.
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#ILookLikeAnEngineer Set to Appear on Billboard
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