Women in Engineering: Here are a few of the coolest jobs around
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If you love coming up with ideas or building things then maybe a career in engineering could be just right for you!
Tuesday 23 June is International Women in Engineering Day, appreciating all the amazing things female engineers have done and ing anyone who might want to be an engineer in the future.
This year's theme is #ShapeTheWorld which looks at how engineers shape the world and help make our planet a better, safer, more innovative and exciting place to be.
Boys have more positive views of engineering than girls when they're in primary school, and in the UK, only 1 in 12 engineers are women.
But the people in charge want to change the view of engineering as a "male industry".
Engineering is using science and maths to solve problems, by figuring out how things work and coming up with inventive solutions.
It's often divided up into 4 areas: civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering.
They say having lots of ideas from different people really makes a difference to the kind of creations engineers can come up with.
As an engineer, you could end up making something incredible. For example, artificial limbs for injured and disabled people, 3D games consoles, or even making spacecrafts heading to the Moon or Mars.
Here are just a few of the jobs engineers can do...
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Civil engineer Michelle designs roller coasters, including the ones at Chessington World of Adventures.
She decided she wanted a career in engineering when she was 14, when she found out she could get a job that related to her ion for theme parks.
We meet the woman who designs roller coasters
Newsround took four young people to meet her, and she was asked what it was like to be one of the few female engineers in a industry.
She said: "I think the really great thing about engineering is that you can do it regardless of your gender, so it's all about being sure of what you know and being confident.
"Then if you're interested in engineering you should just go for it."
Study maths and science at school
After that you can go onto study for a degree or do an apprenticeship depending on what appeals to you more.
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Gaming engineers are specialized software engineers who design and program video games.
They work with teams of developers on the entire process of creating a video game.
Engineers are responsible for creating coding sequences to create game play, and may need to create multiple codes for different gaming devices.
WATCH: Alex meets the girls making games for themselves
Some statistics have suggested that women make up only 19% of the people making and deg video games.
But many companies have tried to encourage more women to get involved by going into schools and launching competitions like Cyber first and Digital Schoolhouse Esports.
Becoming an astronaut
Last year astronaut Christina Koch broke the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman.
She also made history along with fellow astronaut Jessica, by becoming the first astronauts to take part in an all-female spacewalk.
Space: Nasa's female astronauts talk about spacewalks, inspiration and a Moon trip
Christina is an engineer who grew up in Jacksonville in the United States, and studied Science and Electrical Engineering and Physics at university.
Engineering is pretty important in the space world. To become a Nasa astronaut you need to have a Master's degree in a Science Technology Engineering or Maths (STEM) subject.
Making chocolate
You'd be surprised how much science and engineering goes into making sweets and chocolate.
Food engineering looks at things like how to keep food fresh from when it's created until it gets to the customer.
Nel visits a chocolate factory
Then there are other important questions to tackle, like "how big should the cookie dough chunks in your ice cream be">