Why we need more female engineers

Posted on 22 Jun 2018 by Maddy White

Despite comprising roughly 50% of the population, women make up just 11% of engineers in the UK. With pitiful improvement in previous years, what can we do to better promote and encourage more women in to industry?

According to the National Centre for Universities and Businesses, only 14.4% of students studying a technology or engineering degree in 2017 were female, with this figure staying virtually the same over the past five years. Engineering & technology UK undergraduates that are female. Despite this, a survey of 300 female engineers…

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