female

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On the upside, research from EngineeringUK in 2022 suggested that 16.5% of engineers are female, compared with 10.5% in 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

She did say, however, that she was “the first female bouncer in Berlin,” and that was “at a Hells Angel discotheque.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The way I wrote it, I had her crouching over the pitcher and Anna Moench, as the main female writer on the show, was like, “Sonny, I don’t think you know this works.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

New and frightening is the phenomenon of “disconnection” among the young, both male and female.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Before long, a female spirit materialized near a cabinet along the wall.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock