Striving for proper representation for Alaska Native women in engineering isn't as easy as it seems, but two women that have achieved success in their lives are leading the way.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Michele Yatchmeneff discovered engineering when she was 17 years old after her professor pointed out that she was good at math.
After high school, Yatchmeneff began studying electrical engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, but after discovering it would not fit her goals, she transferred to the University of Alaska Anchorage to pursue a degree in civil engineering.“There would be just one of us sometimes in a class,” Yatchmeneff said. “... I’ve had professors call out that I was the only female, or I was doing really well and I happened to be female.
Feeling discouraged, she returned to Alaska on a winter break with the intention of leaving her engineering dream behind. “I had other students that looked like me, “Yatchmeneff said. “Other students that could tell me about their internships and helped me realize that I belonged, and that I fit into engineering and that I could help other people be engineers.”
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