Proving That Women Belong in NDT. A Perspective on Challenging Stereotypes and Collective Strength

Yasemin Sahin Inc, a Research Engineer at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, shares her unconventional path into Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), from initial dreams of veterinary medicine to specializing in nuclear safety. She recounts overcoming early mistakes and proving herself in a male-dominated field, ultimately finding support and inspiration from other women engineers. Sahin emphasizes the value of curiosity, resilience, and embracing mistakes as learning opportunities. Her message for women in NDT centers on following passions, owning one's space, and collectively reshaping the engineering world, empowered by empathy, attention to detail, and collaboration. <p><i> NDT.net generated this abstract with the assistance of AI technology.</i>