{"id":4646,"date":"2018-03-08T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Simcenter-Blog\/International-Women-s-Day-Fran%C3%A7oise-Gobbesso\/ba-p\/472635"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:50:45","slug":"international-womens-day-francoise-gobbesso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/international-womens-day-francoise-gobbesso\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women’s Day – Fran\u00e7oise Gobbesso"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\"What<\/span>  What drew you to an engineering company?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nI am not an engineer. It was by accident that I landed in an engineering company.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \"What<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>What was your first job?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nIt was in the financial department of a small company.                                                                            <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\"Were<\/span>  Were you the only woman on the team? What was that like?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nNo, the male\/female ratio was the same.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\"How<\/span>  How was your career evolved over the years?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Throughout the acquisitions, I took the opportunities to evolve in my role within the company. Over the years, I specialized and found the right place.<\/p>\n

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\n\"Who<\/span> Who has helped you along the way?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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I met a lot of people from different countries who shared their experience and gave support. But only a few ones have been inspiring. It is not a question of gender but values and personality.<\/p>\n

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\"Do<\/span>  Do you think being a woman helped or hurt your career?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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It is still complicated in some situations. This is a men\u2019s world! However, I do think that competencies are recognized no matter whether you are a woman or a man.<\/p>\n

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\"What<\/span>  What type of advice would you give young women looking to enter engineering?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Everybody has their own place with special characteristics. You have to be true to yourself.<\/p>\n

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\n\"Would<\/span>  Would you advise your daughter to follow in your footsteps? Why or why not?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nNot especially. I am sure she will find her own way via her own experiences. It is not necessary to follow the steps of their parents to succeed.<\/p>\n

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\n\"What<\/span>  What still should be done to make the world of engineering more gender equal?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nWe should respect the gender quota on both levels: employees and managers\/directors. Furthermore, the wage equality should be respected as well!<\/p>\n

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\n\"What<\/span>  Do you honestly think gender equality is possible?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nHonestly, gender equality is not possible because females and males are intrinsically different.<\/p>\n

Personally, I do not think that we should try to find the equality, but rather we should highlight the positive difference between them and value it in business.<\/p>\n

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