Research released last month reports only 60% of girls aged 11 to 14 think they could become an engineer if they wanted to, and this figure sharply drops to a quarter when girls reach 16; why does gender disparity in the sector remain?
The research examines female under-representation in the engineering and manufacturing industry. The research, published by EngineeringUK, examines female under-representation in the engineering and manufacturing industry, where women make up just 11% of the entire workforce. It suggests the disparity is largely due to girls dropping out of the educational pipeline at…
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