International Women in Engineering Day: What it’s really like working in industry

Posted on 23 Jun 2019 by Maddy White

International Women in Engineering Day, or INWED, exists to help raise the profile of the (many) successful women working in the sector and encourage others to embrace it. We spoke to four inspiring women about their journeys into engineering.

Just over 12% of all engineers in the UK are women, according to 2018 figures from Women in Engineering Society (WES). But, more alarmingly this number has only risen 1% from the previous year. Things are moving forward, but we’re stalling in gear one. INWED is a global awareness campaign that focuses attention on the…

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