Ford is celebrating this year's International Women in Day (#INWED), by highlighting motivational stories behind a few of the exceptional female engineers working in its facilities around the globe, in particular on the Ford Ranger pick-up.

The style for this year's International Women in Engineering Day is "Forming the World"-- something that participants in this year's commemorative video clip share in common with among Ford's very early female engineers, Damyanti Gupta.

In 1967, Gupta was a trailblazer after finishing with a Master's degree in Engineering and also employed at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn. Challenging sex stereotypes, Gupta's instance stays an inspiration to others long after her retired life in 2002.

Passion

Just like Gupta, Swand Qat, a 15-year expert in automobile engineering, is just one of the very first female engineers to join Ford in the Middle East. Working with Ford's Dubai-based product growth team, Qat is an Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineer.

Originally from Jordan, Qat says her passion for engineering and the automotive world created at a very early age, as well as she has actually never ever also thought about, being a woman would certainly be a barrier to attaining her ambitions.

" The roadway has not been very easy, but with determination, perseverance and also the visibility of business like Ford that offer level playing fields to everybody, I've managed to achieve that objective. Obviously, my aspiration will certainly not end here," Qat claims.

" I would certainly love to send out a message to future generations of female engineers, specifically in this area. There are amazing opportunities for women in design, as well as I'm extremely happy to be an engineer in a world-class business like Ford," she includes.

Pride

As a Product Development engineer from Ford Thailand Production, Jutimas Suwanwech is in charge of soft trim elements found in the interior of the Ranger and Everest. She coordinates with global engineering and also product teams to ensure interior parts match Ford's top quality requirements as well as budget targets.

Suwanwech says she loves her job and she gets a large amount of satisfaction from creating products that bring delight to people worldwide. "When I see our cars and trucks when driving, knowing I had a part to play in producing it, I'm truly, really pleased," she says.

A factor of pride can also be taken when Prueksaporn U-ngern, much more commonly referred to as Aung,
places the customer's concerns initially. She belongs to the Plant Automobile Group in Ford Thailand Production, dedicated to fixing customer issues and improving the quality of the Ranger pick-up.

" I feel so honored each time I can address persistent problems as well as make a difference for our customers in the field as well as on the production line," shares Aung as she defines her existing function.

Empowerment

Wanwisa Subsin is based at the Ford Thailand Manufacturing plant in Rayong and also heads the Powertrain Plant Vehicle Group on Ranger and Everest. She leads the group that oversees powertrain high quality, and she's charged with making essential decisions on powertrain integration as well as management daily. It's a function that needs solid character as well as sentence, something that Subsin masters.

" I still can feel my voice is heard by others. I have the confidence when I speak out or remain strong on what is right," she claims.

Paint Store Top Quality Systems Engineer Dorah Mmekwa, based at Ford's South Africa assembly plant in Pretoria, claims that gender has actually not been a barrier for her. Mmekwa claims that while her picked job and also sector might be male-dominated, rising to the top of a group to lead had nothing to do with sex.

" It's all about having the capacities and also abilities to do the job," she affirms. "I'm delighted by the challenges the job presents, and it's that obstacle that drives me to excel in my function.

Agreeing with Mmekwa is Umarani V. a buyer for Fuel Systems working with Ford India. Umarani says, "Ford gives a great deal of relevance to engineering and modern technology. As opposed to concentrating on gender, having the right people in the best place and also identifying their skills will assist us prevail."

Sindhuja Viswanathan, Senior Citizen Engineer in the Company Technical Assistance team of Ford India, additionally encourages women in male-dominated industries to attract attention in their workplace by using their solid qualities to do well in their duties. "Women need to display their resilience to brand themselves," says Viswanathan. "The profoundness in your enthusiasm will highlight ingenious solutions, and that is an essential element in the success we frame."

Kara Tong, Engineering Strategy Manager for Ford Australia claims constant development is what drives her interest for engineering. "If we're innovating on a daily basis in everything we do, after that the world is simply mosting likely to expand in every method, from what you see to just how people communicate. I think that's why it's not just a buzz word, it's a way of living," she explains.

Dr. Ana Sosa, Launch Team Manager for new models of Ranger at the Pacheco Setting Up Plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, began her 16-year profession at Ford in engineering then moved right into manufacturing. Sosa highlights the advantages in a design occupation at Ford: "For engineers, Ford is a terrific location to work. Ford provides us the opportunity to continue learning everyday regarding our carers."

Sosa likewise talks to us concerning present as well as future women designers by urging us to "sustain women that are planning to work at Ford or are already operating in Ford."

"Variety and addition are important pillars of our society transformation strategy and also part of the society global group. We are working actively to make this take place," she assures.