Safety 2011 Proceedings

608 Women in Safety: Gender Issues and Challenges Over the Years

Instructor: Elaine T. Cullen, Ph.D., CMSP, Prima Consulting Services, Chattaroy, WA

Description: Sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, and the Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group
Women have historically been involved in health fields like medicine but their acceptance in the safety world has been fairly recent. This presentation discusses 100 years of progress, and a humorous look at one woman's experiences in working in a male-dominated industry.

Level: B A