The 39 most powerful female engineers of 2018

For all the arm waving about the lack of women in STEM professions, the truth is, there are some powerful role-model female engineers having fabulous careers and creating tech used by millions, if not billions of people everyday.

And every year, Business Insider creates this list to give those women a shout out.

These are women with engineering backgrounds who are running big business units at important companies, are building impressive up-and-coming technologies, or acting as leaders and role models in the tech communities.

In honor of $4, take a look at our picks of the most powerful female engineers of 2018.

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