From learning golf to keeping an eye on the weekend's football to fit in with her male colleagues, Karen McDowell, wastewater efficiency and innovation manager at Northern Ireland Water, offers a glimpse into her start to life as a female engineer in the utilities sector. Reflecting on the changes in the workplace since she was the only woman in the room, McDowell hopes the next generation of female engineers will go further and climb to the top of the organisational tree.
Closing the gap for women in engineering
