With women still making up less than 10% of the UK’s engineering workforce, TM Editor, Victoria Fitzgerald asks – is gender equality destined to become pervasive in industry or will the old stereotypes prevail? Elsewhere, the CBI’s Head of Education & Skills, Pippa Morgan offers a guest contribution exploring the spectre of the apprenticeship levy; Jonny Williamson reflects on the major announcements of the Spring Budget, and Founder of Gas-Sense, George Edwards offers a more direct approach to promoting careers in industry to young people.



