SARIC Rising Tide

4 T he stories you are about to read of participants within the SAR100 program was a team effort. Our warmest thanks go to all who helped shape both the program and the narrative it inspired. Organizations we are grateful to include: Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT); the World Bank Group; the WePOWER network; and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Our photographers included: Mr. Pakphum Boonraksa; Mr. Quanchai Riddhiwana; Ms. Tika Charoenjit; Mr.Sornram Srithong; with portraits by Ms. Subhalaxmi Borah. These stories were written by Ms. Priya Thyagaraj, and proofread by Ms. Stephanie Carter. The design is by Ms. Damini Gupta. Finally, this effort would not have been possible without the generous gift of time by every engineer interviewed within these pages—they representing a slice of the 100-strong cohort and seven countries at SAR100. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a rising tide : women , voices , and power acknowledgements 5