Engineer Woman Awards
At FEMWORX 2024, Deutsche Messe AG will be honoring a pioneer from the STEM sector for the twelfth time with the Engineer Woman Award, who sets innovative accents in the technical environment of her company through her commitment, her ideas and her work and thus motivates and inspires fellow women.
For the second time, Deutsche Messe AG is also presenting the Young Engineer Woman Award to a young female scientist up to the age of 30 who is doing exceptional work in her field or is committed to going above and beyond.
The winner of the Engineer Woman Award and the Young Engineer Woman Award can expect a media-effective award ceremony during the FEMWORX Career Congress on April 25 - 26, 2024, an attractive PR package, as well as 2 tickets each for the Networking Night and the FEMWORX Career Congress 2024 and 2025.
Review Winners 2023
Dr. Christina Franke
This year, Dr. Christina Franke was named Engineer Powerwoman at WomenPower during HANNOVER MESSE. The award was presented by the chairwoman of the jury, Prof. Barbara Schwarze, Kompetenzzentrum Technik-Diversity-Chancengleichheit, Bielefeld.
“The FEMWORX Congress Advisory Board is thrilled at the outstanding quality of the proposals from companies and research institutions for the Engineer Powerwoman 2023 award,” she declared. “The selection of the winner, Dr. Christina Franke, from three highly interesting nominated experts impressively demonstrates the potential of women working in technically-oriented companies. The award is intended to honor the winner and encourage her on her path, as well as to encourage companies to make significantly more women visible in their technical careers.”
1. What has changed since you received the Engineer Powerwoman award?
Since receiving the award, I have received more requests for talks, interviews and lectures both within and outside the company. This has hopefully succeeded in drawing more attention to the topic of "women in STEM professions", which I am very pleased about.
On a personal note, I took on a new role as President of the Linear Technology Business Unit at Bosch Rexroth at the turn of the year. This role has a very strong entrepreneurial component, but is still very much rooted in technology. I really like this expansion of my area of responsibility.
2. What advice would you give to women in the industry/MINT sector?
I think it's important to be aware of your strengths and find ways to use them profitably in the company. Look for people in your professional or private environment who will give you open feedback and show you new perspectives, including for your personal development. And then be courageous and dare to do something, even if there is no female role model in your own working environment that you can follow.
The winner was announced during the WomenPower Career Congress on 21 April in Hannover. Prof. Barbara Schwarze, in her role as chairwoman of the WomenPower Jury, presented the Young Engineering Award to Lisa Ihde.
The jury, comprised of the members of the FEMWORX Congress Advisory Board, had nominated three young women for this new award. In the end, Lisa Ihde, from the Hasso Plattner Institute Potsdam, triumphed. She is a software engineer and author.
As co-author, she was instrumental in writing the book "Gamedesign für Dummies Junior". Like the IT industry in general, the gaming industry is heavily male-dominated. This makes it all the more important for women in the industry to get involved to a greater extent, in order to change the image of women in digital games. With her commitment, Lisa is a role model for all young women who decide to pursue a career in IT or game design, and who need strong role models for these career choices.
1. What has changed since you received the Young Engineering AWard?
The award generated a lot of media hype, which brought me to the attention of various people. Among others, the lovely Yu Zhang, who invites people to the annual "Female Impact Summit" in Berlin. I was delighted to be invited there as the first winner of the Young Engineer Woman Award and to meet 120 impressive and inspiring women from business, science, politics, culture and the media. Among them were Deutsche Bahn board member Dr. Sigrid Evelyn Nikutta, Professor Dr. Miriam Meckel, Civey founder Janina Mütze and the "First Lady" Elke Büdenbender.
I continued to work on being a role model for other girls and women in IT. Among other things, I started to get actively involved in the BYTE Challenge, an initiative launched by Carolin Neumann, who was also nominated at the time, at the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (German Informatics Society). The award gave me additional recognition and visibility in the industry, which helped me to expand my network and explore new opportunities.
2. What advice would you give to women in the industry/MINT sector?
I would like to encourage women in the IT industry and STEM fields to pursue their careers with confidence and determination. It's important not to be put off by stereotypes or prejudices and instead focus on your own skills and passions - regardless of gender. Networks and mentors have helped me not to give up, to receive support and to learn from the experiences of others.
I am therefore also committed to being a mentor and you are welcome to contact me at any time! Networks that I can recommend include ArbeiterKind.de gGmbH, Femtec.Alumnae e.V., Women Techmakers, #InnovativeFrauen, #SheTransformsIT, CoffeeCodeBreak, Women Who Code, the specialist group "Women and Computer Science" of the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., CyberMentor and the FLINTA* network at the Hasso Plattner Institute. Ultimately, it is important to stay true to yourself and to stand up for your own goals and convictions, even if the road is sometimes rocky.
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