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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
and her daughter's free tuition at USC. Because the
case is currently in litigation, Gosset is limited by what
she can write about it. However, she offers solid advice
about what a person should do when confronted with
what she describes as "a societal problem." She remains
convinced about the value of engineering as a career
for women. "With the right support from colleagues and
supervisors," she concludes, "the engineering journey
can be a remarkable ride!"
Except for the first book, an overview of STEM occupations,
each volume is a personally written account of how a
noteworthy woman technologist became interested in
technology; obtained her education; and developed a
productive, satisfying career.
This year marks the fourth year of the landmark
e-book series. Educators and women's organizations
have praised the series, for providing girls and young
women with real-world role models of successful female
engineers. In 2017, the publishing industry honored the
series with 10 publishing industry awards.
Georgia Stelluto, IEEE-USA Publishing Manager; and
Manager & Editor, IEEE-USA E-books, notes that the
group offers a diverse cross-section of backgrounds, and
each author has a distinctive story to tell.
Vignettes of Discovery and Growth: The Journey of a
21st Century Female Engineer, by Nathalie Gosset is
available at http://shop.ieeeusa.org at the IEEE member
price of $7.99; non-members can purchase the volume
for $9.99 each.
Four more volumes in the IEEE-USA Women in
Engineering series will be published in 2018. Recent
e-books are:

THE BRIDGE // Issue 3 2017

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Women in Engineering - Book 15: From Physics to
Wall Street: My Accidental, Unplanned and Eclectic
Life and Career, by Rowena Track, Global Vice
President of Digital, Channel and Partner Strategy
and Marketing at Cigna Corporation.
Women in Engineering - Book 14: Becoming
an Engineer Accidentally, by Monique Morrow,
CT - Evangelist for Cisco Systems' New Frontiers
Development and Engineering.
Women in Engineering - Book 13: An Engineer in
the Making, by Susan Delafuente, a Silicon Valley
technologist.
Women in Engineering - Book 12: It's Not a Career
Path - It's an Obstacle Course! by Lisa Schoedel, a
Chicago attorney.
Women in Engineering - Book 11: Quietly, Clearly
and Authoritatively by Amy K. Jones, a senior systems
engineer at John Deere.
Women in Engineering - Book 10: My Three
Journeys: Finding Professional and Personal
Fulfillment as an Engineer by Oracle principal
hardware engineer Jeewicka Ranaweera.
Women in Engineering - Book 9: Recognizing &
Taking Advantage of Opportunities by consultant Jill
S. Tietjen, P.E.

All the above volumes, as well as the first eight in the
series are also available at http://shop.ieeeusa.org/, and
also are priced at $7.99 for members and $9.99 for nonIEEE members.

Helen Horwitz is an award-winning freelance writer who lives in
Albuquerque, N.M. She was with IEEE from 1991 through 2011,
the first nine as Staff Director, IEEE Corporate Communications.

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