Women in Industry Summit convenes Downtown
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by JOE GIDDENS
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir made history Oct. 18 with the first all-female space walk to replace a power controller on the International Space Station.
Some 254 miles below at the Downtown Campus, Pima Community College hosted its first Women in Industry Summit.
The goal of the event was to promote women in STEM fields and in fields that have been historically male-dominated.
The event was organized by Pima program adviser Anthony Hinckley. He had several female students inform him of difficulties they’ve faced and their concerns about entering into these types of fields.
“It all kind of boiled down to ‘Am I going to be OK in a male-dominated industry?’ ”
The students’ issues were not so much about breaking into these fields. Instead, they were a...