Positive images key to raising number of women engineers

Posted on 8 Mar 2017 by The Manufacturer

Pressure to develop skilled new engineers and technicians would be eased if more girls and young women took STEM subjects at school and went on to pursue technical careers. UKESF scholar Emma Curati-Alasonatti reflects on her experiences as an engineer.

I met an engineer once who said that the best thing about being a woman in an engineering environment was that she never had to queue for the toilets. I rather like that response. It’s a silly answer to a silly question: “What’s it like being a female engineer?” Emma Curati-Alasonatti,…

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