International Women in Engineering Day : Encouraging women to develop their engineering careers Speaking of diversity and inclusion , Thomas points out that there has been an increase in proactiveness regarding encouraging women to pursue careers in the subsea and engineering industries . Discussing this in more depth , Thomas said : “ As a woman who ’ s worked in this industry for 27 years , I would say it is a good working environment for women . I have always felt supported and have worked within many different inclusive teams . mobile-magazine . com 259