The Women in Engineering Society (WES) recently celebrated its ninth International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June, celebrating the women of the sector and encouraging more young women and girls to take up engineering careers.
The society itself was formed over 100 years ago, following the First World War. During the conflict many women were drafted into factories and manufacturing plants to fill the roles left by the men who had gone to fight. However, after the conflict ended, these women experienced pressure from society to relinquish those jobs to…
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