Watch: Women in Energy 2020

Across the energy sector, women make up less than 30% of the workforce, but that is changing as more young women enter the sector and as the industry makes a concentrated effort to increase gender diversity.

At Duke University's annual Women In Energy panel discussion (held virtually this year), three Duke alumnae spoke candidly about their career journeys to date and discussed challenges faced by women in the sector (including unconscious bias, sexist remarks, systemic obstacles, imposter syndrome, and more). Panelists also offered advice for aspiring energy professionals of all genders.

All 2020 panelists were recent Duke alumnae: 

• Arsheen Allam (MBA'17), founder and CEO of GOLeafe;
• Olivia Eskew (MEM'18), policy and strategy analyst at Cypress Creek Renewables; and
• Lauren Shum (E'17), vice president of engineering at Sunforge.

The event was moderated by Katie Kross, managing director of the Center for Energy, Development, & the Global Environment (EDGE Center) at the Fuqua School of Business (fuqua.duke.edu/edge), which organized the event in partnership with the Duke University Energy Initiative.

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