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Name and Surname: CRISTINA NUBLA FABREGAT
Degree date: 2008
Current job: Engineer in facilities company
1. What attracted you to engineering?
First of all, my father has always been a reference for me, and engineering has passed it on to me from a very young age.
Besides, I've always liked science, and I've been good at it, so with that and seeing the work he did, it helped me to opt for this world so diverse and with so many exits. in the world of work.
2. How did you experience your training?
Academic training in engineering, I learned mainly in the university facet, where everything is new there: change of city (in the case of studying abroad), you have new colleagues, new friendships, new technical and personal knowledge.
You learn to work in a team, to develop very important skills in the interaction between people, science and technology. I have many good memories, for the suitcase I took full of friendships and knowledge acquired, experiences and practices, in all areas.
3. Did you feel weird in a male environment?
It is clear that today, unfortunately, it is still a male world, but I must point out that in times of training I never felt weird, but quite the opposite, we were all equal, between men and women. If I had to point out there are always some exceptions, and in this case it would be some teacher who didn’t quite understand why we were the girls there, despite being few, but taking those cases out, the classmates never made us feel any different. .
I believe that women have the same mental capacity as men, which is why science should not distinguish between the sexes.
4. Has your hard-working development surrounded by men been easy?
At this point it has not been as easy as in the university world, here the thing is complicated in the aspect that to be a woman, to give an idea or a solution, you have to justify yourself in a thousand different ways so that, at least they listen to you. Instead, a guy with two explanations has enough weight to be heeded.
This in the world of facilities, which is where I am, being surrounded by men who see you as a stranger makes your job more difficult, and it is very difficult to make them understand that they have to trust. in my professionalism, and to heed my decisions.
But luckily, after a while of working together, many change that chip and I end up having a lot of good co-workers, which I value very positively.
5. How do you see the world of engineering for women today?
I would like to say that moving forward, and although I see less and less doubts in the world of work about my professionalism, for now I can only say that I want it to move faster as it is very difficult to change these ingrained old chips. We would need more equality of professionals, and since diversity enriches in all aspects, so we could demonstrate our equivalence for our value.
6. What challenges do we need to overcome?
I would like to encourage future engineers and tell them that if they like it, with effort everything can be achieved and that the magic antidote is to be confident in yourself, never give up and fight to the fullest for your decisions.