How immigrant women can prosper: In conversation with Gina Cody First Generation

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 are on the immigrant journey. Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021.