Around 155 people attended NASA engineer Farah Alibay’s conference, organized by Caisses Desjardins de Charlevoix at the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu this afternoon. The aerospace engineer from Quebec reflected on her career and her various missions at NASA. Born in Montreal to immigrant parents, young Farah quickly felt like she was different because of her … [Read more…]
“I broke down,” she admits, talking about her first years at NASA’s California lab, where she realized the challenges minorities can face in a particularly competitive and predominantly male field. “I experienced a lot of microaggressions,” she notes. Nothing particularly shocking in and of itself. However, when a man talks over the others in a … [Read more…]
Rio Tinto has made major efforts in recent months to diversify its operational workforce. No fewer than 500 CVs of female candidates were analyzed and 14 of them were accepted into the ranks of the multinational company in Quebec. “It was an honor to welcome such an inspiring woman like Farah Alibay. Already in the … [Read more…]