Category: Visibility
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Checking Out
The Top of the Hill Is in Sight Don’t say this out loud, because we don’t want to jinx it, but it looks like we might be starting to, maybe, sort of, in a subtle way, approach the outer edge of the zone that’s right before the stage that leads eventually, circuitously, to the end…
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The Others
More is Better By Guest Contributor Lori Simpson (Editors’ Note: Lori is our hero. You can read her brilliance here. If you are lucky enough to meet her in person, pay attention). The “Member Voices” article in the May 2019 ASCE Civil Engineering magazine hit home for me. Hannah Workman, a student at Fairmont State University…
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Sweet and Salty
For All Our Galentines This is a week of treats, and we all like something salty and sweet, don’t we? So here is our offering to you for your morning or afternoon snack – or your midnight munchie. Something salty and something sweet. Salty: The Spread This morning was the fourth time in the past…
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Are You Sure About What You Didn’t Say?
90% Ready for Change, 10% Irritated By Guest Contributor Lori Simpson, (who we’re 90% sure is CGG (Chief Geotechnical Genius) at Langan) On a recent conference call my headset microphone wasn’t working and I couldn’t speak. Many people on the call didn’t notice the difference, well, because how often do women speak up on conference…
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Shades of Gray
We Can Do It…Even Better Now If you follow our little blog and read the comments from our readers, you might have seen a rather pointed comment on our introduction of our contest winner, Lori Simpson, back in December. After we listed all of Lori’s lengthy accomplishments, I suggested that this was all very impressive…
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Toolbox Talk – The Dangers of Heat
Precautions for Heat Hazards So, you did it. You slept with someone at work. Are you feeling liberated? Great. Hang onto that feeling, because it’s going to last for about another 14 seconds. As women in a male-dominated field, we spend a lot of time talking about men who treat us badly or who make…
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Finding Your Voice
Speaking Up and Speaking Out Recently I have had conversations with some of my friends and colleagues in the industry to try to explain a phenomenon I can’t quite wrap my head around. In a situation where there are a large group of professionals, are women are more inhibited to voice their opinion? Here’s an…