# S2E38 Clear Professional Growth Paths, Women in STEM, & Identifying Burnout | Stephanie Slocum

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2021-09-03
- Length: 50m
- Episode: 38
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-09-03-s2e38-clear-professional-growth-paths-women-in-stem-identifying-burnout-stephani

## Summary

Stephanie Slocum, PE, founder and CEO of Engineers Rising, discusses her journey from structural engineering to advocating for women in STEM. She explains how skyscraper engineers use wind tunnel tests and sophisticated 3D modeling to manage resonant frequencies and wind loads on tall buildings. Slocum details the competitive, unpaid quoting process for large infrastructure projects and shares her mission to help women navigate career growth, burnout, and workplace bias through her organization.

## Chapters

- [0:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-09-03-s2e38-clear-professional-growth-paths-women-in-stem-identifying-burnout-stephani#t=47) Introduction: Stephanie Slocum and Engineers Rising
- [4:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-09-03-s2e38-clear-professional-growth-paths-women-in-stem-identifying-burnout-stephani#t=244) Structural Engineering Scope and Project Types
- [10:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-09-03-s2e38-clear-professional-growth-paths-women-in-stem-identifying-burnout-stephani#t=605) Quoting Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects
- [15:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-09-03-s2e38-clear-professional-growth-paths-women-in-stem-identifying-burnout-stephani#t=912) Wind Tunnel Testing and 3D Modeling for Skyscrapers
- [24:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-09-03-s2e38-clear-professional-growth-paths-women-in-stem-identifying-burnout-stephani#t=1453) Founding Engineers Rising and Career Advocacy
- [30:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-09-03-s2e38-clear-professional-growth-paths-women-in-stem-identifying-burnout-stephani#t=1820) Unconscious Bias and Workplace Dynamics
- [37:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-09-03-s2e38-clear-professional-growth-paths-women-in-stem-identifying-burnout-stephani#t=2263) Retention Rates and Work Culture Challenges
- [43:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-09-03-s2e38-clear-professional-growth-paths-women-in-stem-identifying-burnout-stephani#t=2611) Career Coaching Process and Burnout Identification

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Engineers Rising (company)
- She Engineers (other)
- Pipeline Design & Engineering (company)

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