What does an engineer look like?
Isis Anchalee is a platform engineer at a company called OneLogin who appeared in a recruiting ad for her company. The ad sparked some sexist social media commentary from people who implied that this actual image of an actual woman who is an actual engineer was not a plausible "image of what a female engineer looks like." She launched the hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer in response to show that women who are also engineers look like ... women.
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Anchalee, who is also an engineer, wrote: "I’m just a human and I prefer to keep my life simple/reserved, but it blows my mind that my fully-clothed smiling face with unbrushed hair and minimal makeup on a white wall is seemingly more controversial in some communities than this simply because of my gender."
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
Software Engineer developing simulations #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/7CF9hjDQJu
— Eyes Wide Shut (@erybdyHatesKrys) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
Oh hey, #ILookLikeAnEngineer #ILookLikeADork cc @isisAnchalee pic.twitter.com/9u2W5EqthT
— __root__ (@roguelynn) August 4, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
#ILookLikeAnEngineer #notjustforboys #riyadhmetro #designteam #AtkinsProject #Atkinsgraduate @atkinsglobal pic.twitter.com/j1SpaycaL8
— Lena Al Sammarrai (@Lena_AlSamarrai) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
My mom, Perl hacker, 20+ years sys analyst. Nuclear physicist. Started coding on punch cards! #iLookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/0VhMB56ps6
— Marcos Caceres (@marcosc) August 4, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
#MomOps to 3 {autism, T1 Diabetes, & Tethered Spinal Cord} Ops, Infrastructure, Full Stackaroni #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/zcr3NrmfEK
— Carmen Caelestis (@Caelestisca) August 4, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
Basically, every time you input text in Windows there are a bunch of women behind it all! #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/STmAT2JS6v
— Nikki Lee (@nkkl) August 3, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
I run the npm registry. #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/hfpdDRfYRp
— Ceej engine (@ceejbot) August 3, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
i'm a motorcycle babe and i design the network sowtware that works #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/C8kJLcvnim
— glagolista (@glagolista) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
#ILookLikeAnEngineer software developer at a major record label pic.twitter.com/fN2LqfiWw4
— Hanah Anderson (@hanahanderson) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
Deborah is a #ManyMentors #Mentor & BioEng #PhD student researching osteochondral repair! #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/rPLajrTq5R
— ManyMentors (@ManyMentors_org) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
I build awesome things #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/E0LxxFADSf
— Sara Hardy (@snh9905) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
#code #chicken #carting #ILookLikeAnEngineer cc @Andela pic.twitter.com/sxCyLrAZIJ
— susan adelokiki (@Sue_Hastings) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
Just a few of the faces we've seen around @EmbryRiddle College of Engineering at our campuses. #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/DRmR4GWACE
— ERAU Alumni (@ERAU_Alumni) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
IntelUK: What do #Intel engineers look like? This. #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/JgyUwIiQfo
— CompCare IT (@CompCareIT) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
#ilooklikeanengineer because I happen to be a Signalling engineer. Now mind the closing doors... pic.twitter.com/NC8YzO5mlu
— Muriel (@FrenchYumMummy) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
#ILookLikeAnEngineer - software engineer staff for aviation and pride lead @LockheedMartin! #LGBT #diversityMatters pic.twitter.com/bdRYoIcee5
— Michael Vacirca (@MichaelVacirca) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
When I say I'm a Network Engineer: "oh right so you're smart too" as if it's a big compliment. #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/KKjjEkY9Om
— Sinead Murtagh (@Sinead_Murtagh) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
I help build product people need. Smile a Lot and love nappy hair! #ILookLikeAnEngineer #Pikiz #Girlwhocode pic.twitter.com/ePQGzvak4s
— Aurelle Noutahi (@SaitargLaQueen) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
LOVELOVELOVE this! #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/Nnue4Q5Ht4
— Emily (@emdalyx) August 5, 2015
Does an engineer look like you? Yes.
Hello, engineers! I made a Twitter photo generator to share your #ILookLikeAnEngineer pride: http://t.co/eRGOGwJHZM pic.twitter.com/Mz9wCWyweC
— Alisha Ramos (@alishalisha) August 4, 2015
In case you're not sure if you look like an engineer, check out Alisha Ramos's #ILookLikeAnEngineer generator and see for yourself.
