How immigrant women can prosper: In conversation with Gina Cody

Episode 2 of First Generation, the Canadian Immigrant Podcast, features Iranian-Canadian Gina Cody, successful business leader, engineer, philanthropist and a first-generation immigrant. In this episode, we unpack Gina’s journey from Iran to becoming the first woman in Concordia University’s history to earn a PhD in building engineering to having the School’s Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science named after her. Gina shares her experiences, learnings and inspiration for immigrant women seeking to build a career in Canada, and also in the STEM field. Host Farah Mohamed and Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan discuss helpful resources for those who ar...