More must be done to encourage women to take up and stay in engineering, according to some of the East Midlands’ leading female voices in the profession.
Representatives from Pick Everard, BE Design, Curtins, Dice Consult, and Thissen Consulting shared their experiences during an online discussion hosted by Notts-based Cartwright Communications as part of International Women in Engineering Day.
The group fielded questions on the importance of early intervention and Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) mentoring, as well as their thoughts on the current imbalance between the numbers of men and women in the industry.
According to Engineering UK, just 12 per cent of engineers in the UK are women with just 25 per cent of girls aged 16-18 considering pursuing a career in the industry.
Natalie Clemson, director of the highways and infrastructure team within Leicester-based Pick computer science major jobs civil engineering division, said: “The traditional role of women in the workplace is changing a lot, and the industry itself has become much more active in promoting itself to women and girls.
“A diverse workplace is what is needed, and women bring a certain skill set that perhaps wasn’t as prevalent before.
Representatives from Pick Everard, BE Design, Curtins, Dice Consult, and Thissen Consulting shared their experiences during an online discussion hosted by Notts-based Cartwright Communications as part of International Women in Engineering Day.
The group fielded questions on the importance of early intervention and Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) mentoring, as well as their thoughts on the current imbalance between the numbers of men and women in the industry.
According to Engineering UK, just 12 per cent of engineers in the UK are women with just 25 per cent of girls aged 16-18 considering pursuing a career in the industry.
Natalie Clemson, director of the highways and infrastructure team within Leicester-based Pick computer science major jobs civil engineering division, said: “The traditional role of women in the workplace is changing a lot, and the industry itself has become much more active in promoting itself to women and girls.
“A diverse workplace is what is needed, and women bring a certain skill set that perhaps wasn’t as prevalent before.
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