Category: Equity & Diversity & Inclusion
Make a Ripple: Launching the Judith Nitsch Scholarship
In honor of our founder Judy Nitsch's lifelong commitment to expanding opportunities in the engineering field, Nitsch Engineering is proud to partner with the ACEC/MA Education Corporation (a 501(c)3) to provide a scholarship for students who are traditionally underrepresented in the engineering and/or land surveying fields. Throughout her career, Judy worked tirelessly to educate grade ... READ MORE >
Recognizing Women in Engineering and Land Surveying – With Equal Pay!
It’s International Women’s Day, and we’re taking the opportunity to recognize the women engineers and land surveyors who work here at Nitsch! While women continue to be underrepresented in our fields of practice – according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women make up 17.4% of civil engineers and 12.6% ... READ MORE >
7 Ideas for Integrating Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Work
Over the past year, conversations around equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDI&B) have become more prevalent in the world and at work. With that in mind, and with April being Celebrate Diversity Month, we wanted to take this opportunity to highlight some of the things Nitsch Engineering has learned since we intentionally started this ... READ MORE >
5 Key Facts about Women in Engineering
We love that Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day encourage us to celebrate the achievements of women throughout history, while also marking a call to action to accelerate gender equality. As a women-led engineering firm, Nitsch Engineering is particularly focused on improving equity for women in engineering, as demonstrated by the ways in ... READ MORE >
Recognizing the Value of Diversity on Project Teams
Nitsch Engineering has been a women-owned firm since our founding in 1989, and is proud to be part of the movement bringing more diverse voices into the building industry. Over the past 27 years, we have grown into the largest women-owned engineering firm in Massachusetts – at least partially thanks to diversity-focused programs like ... READ MORE >