To counterbalance male representations of engineering, the institute launched “Ingénieuses,” a photography exhibition inspired by “La Science taille XX elles.” Unlike the latter, which is colorful, the twelve “ingenious women” are captured in black and white and without staging, for the sake of realism. The aim is to inspire young girls by highlighting the wide diversity of ages, nationalities, professions—the “ingenieuses” are engineers, technicians, and administrative staff—and body types—two of them have disabilities—of women in science.

This photographic portrait exhibition showcases the careers of women in engineering and research. Each woman talks passionately about her profession, describing it as a vast playground in which everyone, girls and boys alike, can flourish.

The aim of this exhibition is to promote diversity and inspire vocations, with stops planned at several laboratories (including PIIM) and schools to inspire young people and encourage technical and scientific vocations.

This exhibition can be viewed in the corridor of department 322 at the PIIM laboratory.

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