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First female engineer graces the cover of WIRED magazine

This image has been getting attention, as Limor “Ladyada” Fried, the woman pictured, is the first woman engineer to grace the cover of WIRED Magazine. WIRED is a key publication in the tech world.

She’s posing in the now iconic “Rosie the Riveter” pose, arm out, sleeve up, bicep exposed in the “Yes We Can” poster style. It’s a great image, but I have to be honest and say that I’m tired of it. It feels so flat that that’s the only way we can represent women working in a man’s field. Limor’s field, engineering, is definitely a man’s world.

This chart from the US Department of Labor shows just how big the gender gap in engineering is:

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This image has been getting attention, as Limor “Ladyada” Fried, the woman pictured, is the first woman engineer to grace the cover of WIRED Magazine. WIRED is a key publication in the tech world.

She’s posing ...