Interview: The female engineer busting manufacturing myths

Posted on 10 Jul 2019 by Maddy White

Making STEM careers accessible for everyone and busting the myths surrounding engineering and manufacturing jobs are long-standing issues for industry. We spoke to one female engineer tackling these challenges head on.

Only 12% of engineers are women in the UK, according to 2018 figures from Women in Engineering Society (WES), this up just 1% from the previous year. The industry has a shameful gender gap that refuses to close. Only 12% of engineers in Britain are women – image courtesy of Depositphotos.…

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