I have also just started teaching Bridge Engineering to undergraduate and graduate engineering students and want to keep doing it for many years. I hope one day to be the project manager for the design of a really long suspension or cable-stayed bridge and be able to contribute to its conceptual design. Look for ones who will take into account your academic strengths and your interests. There is nothing in civil engineering that a woman cannot do. If you have a physical disability that will not let you climb and inspect bridges, you can still be a successful engineer doing some of the other tasks that don't involve physical work.
Engineering is a very objective world.
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