Woman in Engineering Memoirs of a Trailblazer. An Autobiography by Monique (Aubry) Frize
Heftet /
2019
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780776628608
Publisert
2019-12-17
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Ottawa Press
Vekt
435 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
021, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
308
Forfatter
Biographical note
Monique (Aubry) Frize is Distinguished Professor (Retired) at the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering, Carleton University, and Professor Emerita at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa. She was made a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 1992 and an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1993, the latter in recognition of being “well-known in the field of biomedical engineering” and for being “a role model and an inspiration for women seeking careers in science.” In 2010 she received the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and the Professional Engineers Ontario’s joint Gold Medal, and became a Fellow of Engineers Canada. In 2013, she became a Fellow of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society.
Her goal: to become a world-renowned biomedical engineer working with scientific societies to improve the role of women in scientific fields and the way scientists and engineers integrate people and society into their work. By 1979, this goal had become a reality.In her memoirs, acclaimed biomedical engineer Monique Frize recalls the events in her life that taught her to overcome obstacles, become more resilient, recognize the importance of mentors and role models, and remain focused on the future. She also speaks of her appreciation of the critical role played by family and friends in maintaining the strength and determination required to succeed. And, above all, to succeed in a man’s world.Frize fondly remembers her youth in Montreal and in Ottawa, and her marked interest for math and science. Her entry into the world of engineering was both romantic—she met her husband—and tragic. She faced prejudice and stereotypes, which she ultimately overcame. She reconciled family and work life, pursuing a challenging and rewarding international career in a very specialized field at a time when this was still very uncommon for a woman. And she relives the tragic Polytechnique massacre.These memoirs are sure to inspire young women who have a dream, and more specifically those who wish to enter sciences and engineering.Published in English.
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In her touching and inspiring memoirs, leading engineer Monique (Aubry) Frize, O.C., recounts her life as a woman who blazed her own decidedly female trail in biomedical engineering, in what was then an unapologetically male-dominated world.
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Glossary of
Acronyms
Foreword by
Ruby Heap
Preface
Chapter 1
Magic Moments: Young Years
Chapter 2
The Road to Engineering
Chapter 3
Transition from University to the Workplace
Chapter 4
My First Engineering Job
Chapter 5 A
New Beginning
Chapter 6
The Road to Recognition
Chapter 7
Back to the Land
Chapter 8
Life in the Maritimes
Chapter 9
Global Clinical Engineering Outreach
Chapter 10
A Period of Ups and Downs in My Career
Chapter 11
The Winds of Change
Chapter 12
Striving for Success
Chapter 13 A
National Chair and a Massacre
Chapter 14
A Response to the Massacre?
Chapter 15
Hitting the Ground Running: Adventures in Academia
Chapter 16
A Unique Chair Program
Chapter 17
The Road to Feminism: The Message and the Media
Chapter 18
Accelerating the Pace
Chapter 19
Clinical Engineering Missions in Developing Countries
Chapter 20
Incidents of Harassment and Sexism
Chapter 21
Escape and a Time for Renewal
Chapter 22
Ottawa-Bound
Chapter 23
Research and Grants
Chapter 24
Work with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Chapter 25
Merrickville: An Historical Meeting
Chapter 26
INWES: Successes and Negative Experiences
Chapter 27
A Battle for Survival
Chapter 28
Endings and Beginnings
Chapter 29
Life after Retirement, or a Permanent Sabbatical?
Chapter 30
Winding Down … Sort of
Appendix 1:
My Legacy: Books and Articles
Appendix 2:
Chronology
Appendix 3:
Excerpt of a December 6 Speech by the Author
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Mentionnons de prime abord que l’ouvrage que Frize a publié en 2019 s’avère fort pertinent en tant que témoin du parcours d’une femme exceptionnelle qui a vécu durant l’époque charnière de 1960 à 2010, où les femmes ont investi la profession traditionnellement masculine du génie au Canada, et la mise en place de leur militance pour favoriser les changements de mentalité nécessaires à leur pleine participation.Frize détaille de manière très personnelle les embûches qu’elle a surmontées et les succès qu’elle a obtenus. Elle décline sa vie aussi bien professionnelle que personnelle, comme elle l’a vécue et intellectualisée. Elle a surtout développé un féminisme autodidacte pragmatique et adapté aux entreprises scientifiques canadiennes, et même internationales, en tant qu’ingénieure et scientifique elle- même. De ce fait, elle a favorisé la prise de conscience collective des enjeux que vivent les femmes en sciences et génie et participé comme leader à faire tomber ces barrières. Ses mémoires sont parsemées d’anecdotes, mais aussi de messages, explicites ou non, pour les jeunes femmes, les femmes dans la pratique professionnelle et même les retraitées.
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The momentous decision I made to study engineering was life- changing. It made me not only a woman in a non-traditional field, but something of a pioneer at a time when the profession was very much a man’s world.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780776628608
Publisert
2019-12-17
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Ottawa Press
Vekt
435 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
021, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
308
Forfatter