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When Ilya Espino de Marotta was made the Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal she was the first woman ever to take on that role. She wanted to make a statement about gender and so she bought herself a pink hard hat. Ilya now serves as an inspiration for female engineers across the country. This was recorded at The Engineers, a special event held in collaboration with the Royal Commission of 1851 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Panama Canal expansion opens June 2016.

Image: Ilya Espino de Marotta at the site of the Panama Canal Expansion project.
Credit: Panama Canal Authority