I loved chemistry and math when I was in high school and had intended to study chemistry in college. My high school chemistry teacher persuaded me to try chemical engineering instead. I started the curriculum and found that I really enjoyed it and stayed with it. Chemical engineering is still a male-dominated field. I encourage female students to consider this as a career.
Chemical engineering is a broad discipline and covers many different fields of study.
This allows you to move into other disciplines as your interests and career changes. In my own case, I started out designing reactor systems, moved into development of biosensors, and currently do work in microbiology and biochemistry. Do what you feel is right for you. Don t let others convince you that this is not the right field for you. I had several individuals tell me that I should consider more female-dominated careers.