On June 23, the Women’s Engineering Society’s International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) will mark its 13th year, once again shining a spotlight on the achievements and contributions of women engineers worldwide. The 2026 theme, #EngineeringIntelligence, highlights the innovation, expertise, and impact women bring to the engineering profession.
Estelle Azemard, CEO, Leaseweb Canada, and Chrissay Brinkmann, Sales Support & Technical Delivery, Leaseweb USA had this to say:
Estelle Azemard, CEO, Leaseweb Canada
“It’s interesting. If you go back a few decades, engineering was often viewed as a fairly straightforward discipline. You were building a bridge. Designing a system. Solving a technical problem specifically. As a society, today, engineering sits at the center of almost every major conversation. AI. Sustainability. Healthcare. Transportation. Energy. Digital infrastructure. Engineers are helping shape what the future looks like, in many important ways.
That’s just one of the reasons International Women in Engineering Day is important. The challenges we’re facing are not getting less complicated, they’re growing. And when problems get more challenging, different perspectives become incredibly valuable. The industry talks a lot about talent shortages. And, rightly so. We do indeed need more engineers. We need more innovators. We need more people willing to tackle difficult problems, in new ways. Creating opportunities for more women to enter and thrive in engineering isn’t simply good for representation. It’s good for engineering. Because the future is going to belong to the organizations that can bring together and deploy the best ideas, regardless of where they come from.”
Chrissay Brinkmann, Sales Support & Technical Delivery, Leaseweb USA
“The fact that the work is never really finished, is one thing I’ve always found fascinating about engineering. Every time you solve one problem… technology advances, expectations change, and suddenly there’s a new problem waiting for you. You’re constantly learning, adapting, and figuring things out – that’s part of what makes the field so rewarding.
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Today Is International Women in Engineering Day #EngineeringIntelligence
On June 23, the Women’s Engineering Society’s International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) will mark its 13th year, once again shining a spotlight on the achievements and contributions of women engineers worldwide. The 2026 theme, #EngineeringIntelligence, highlights the innovation, expertise, and impact women bring to the engineering profession.
Estelle Azemard, CEO, Leaseweb Canada, and Chrissay Brinkmann, Sales Support & Technical Delivery, Leaseweb USA had this to say:
Estelle Azemard, CEO, Leaseweb Canada
“It’s interesting. If you go back a few decades, engineering was often viewed as a fairly straightforward discipline. You were building a bridge. Designing a system. Solving a technical problem specifically. As a society, today, engineering sits at the center of almost every major conversation. AI. Sustainability. Healthcare. Transportation. Energy. Digital infrastructure. Engineers are helping shape what the future looks like, in many important ways.
That’s just one of the reasons International Women in Engineering Day is important. The challenges we’re facing are not getting less complicated, they’re growing. And when problems get more challenging, different perspectives become incredibly valuable. The industry talks a lot about talent shortages. And, rightly so. We do indeed need more engineers. We need more innovators. We need more people willing to tackle difficult problems, in new ways. Creating opportunities for more women to enter and thrive in engineering isn’t simply good for representation. It’s good for engineering. Because the future is going to belong to the organizations that can bring together and deploy the best ideas, regardless of where they come from.”
Chrissay Brinkmann, Sales Support & Technical Delivery, Leaseweb USA
“The fact that the work is never really finished, is one thing I’ve always found fascinating about engineering. Every time you solve one problem… technology advances, expectations change, and suddenly there’s a new problem waiting for you. You’re constantly learning, adapting, and figuring things out – that’s part of what makes the field so rewarding.
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