In 2021, women only made up 16.5% of engineers, and although this figure has increased year on year, the difference in numbers between men and women is still disproportionate.
I am a big advocate for a diverse and inclusive workplaces because they are not only more enjoyable places to be,…
The construction industry has historically been sorely lacking in opportunities for women, who represent only 13% of the industry and just 1% of tradespeople according to Autodesk’s latest research on the talent challenges facing the sector.
However, this imbalance does show some sign of changing, with three quarters of construction…
The Women's Engineering Society (WES), which organises International Women in Engineering Day (Inwed), has marked the 10th anniversary of the day of celebrating female engineers by revealing that 11 civil engineers have made the 2023 Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) list.
The WE50 started in 2016 to showcase the diversity…
Leading organisations have signed the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Pledge, a joint initiative between NCE and Construction News, to encourage companies to prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion.
The new signatories to the pledge include Caterpillar dealer Finning, Battaglia Construction and L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage, along with Pell…
A “staggering” increase in the number of girls studying maths and physics at A level is needed to bridge engineering’s gender gap, a report has found.
According to the study by charity EngineeringUK, with the current conversion rate from A Level to undergraduate study, around 150,000 girls would need to study…
Many barriers still exist for women to enter senior positions within the construction and engineering industry, according to leading female figures in the sector.
Speakers at the inaugural Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering conference held last week (Thursday 6 October) shared their experience of gender bias within the industry and…
Eleven ICE members are in this year’s Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Top 50 Women in Engineering. The theme of the ranking this year was “inventors and innovators”. Among the ICE members included in the rankings were leading academics: Alalea Kia, a Royal Academy of Engineering research fellow at Imperial College…
For the last eight years every 23 June has been used to shine a light on women engineers and the work they deliver across a broad range of industries. The aim has been to create clear role models for future generations of engineers.
For the last eight years every 23…
The benefits of mentorship have been laid out in an Inspiring Women webinar, jointly hosted by NCE and its sister title Construction News last month.
The event was the first in the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering programme, supported by Curtins, and the series will focus on mentoring and industry support before…
Gender balance in civil engineering has been on my mind this month for a number of reasons but before explaining why, it is critical to understand why it is important. Currently, just 13% of civil engineers in the UK are women, meaning that there is a whole untapped resource in…
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