I am a woman in STEM. But, it hasn’t always been easy.

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Ben Bishop — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:40:16 GMT

Thanks for sharing your story Rossella. While we may have made some progress in equality, we still have work to be done. It is vital to the world that we encourage and support young women who are interested in STEM. Innovation is driven by diversity of ideas and perspectives. Congratulations on your hard-earned success and thank you for your positivity.

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Rossella Mimmi — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:46:07 GMT

Thanks, Tonya. I am sorry you had to face similar experiences, that's never fun. On the other hand, I think we can be happy with what we achieved, we had to work hard for it and we deserve it.....

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Tonya Wyatt — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 20:52:33 GMT

Great story, Rosella! We miss you here. I have experienced a few similar things, but only once so openly. A coworker told me (many years ago and at a different company), "I hate engineers, I hate young professionals, and I hate women, so you have three strikes against you." It's hard to even know how to react to that.

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Rossella Mimmi — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 07:48:05 GMT

Laurie, you are absolutely right. Women should be there support each other instead of fighting and giving each other a hard time, like it happens too many times.....

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Laurie Ben — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:40:04 GMT

I agree with Barb and Michalle. This was a great story. Thanks for sharing, I remember it being tough when I first started working at a plant, that was 95+% male with 1 or 2 female engineers at best. Time has brought change and I hope for you as well since moving back to Italy. Keep us posted and stay in touch, we need to be there to support each other, so we don't always feel alone.

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Rossella Mimmi — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:15:27 GMT

Thank you for your comments, I am happy to share my experience with working in different countries!

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Michalle Adkins — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:09:18 GMT

Thanks for sharing your story!

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Barbara Hamilton — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 23:56:10 GMT

What an awesome story [mention:84b037ff45a047b7887467c3ccf16327:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] ! I've been a woman in STEM for quite awhile also, and had to deal with some overt issues early on, but nothing quite like what you have described. I applaud your tenacity and celebrate your success.