Women in Tech

It is considered common knowledge that there are many more male engineers than there are female members of the industry. As Electronic Specifier’s Sam Holland considers, the points that are less understood, however, are how the ratios of female-to-male employees fare in other STEM-friendly industries – and the reasons why engineering has one of the widest gender gaps of them all.

Hannah Brown, Chief of Staff at Formula E, discusses the importance of closing the gap in self-belief she feels potentially still exists among young girls wanting to enter engineering and motorsport.

Kathy Bass, Deputy Director of UK Space Strategy for BEIS, has highlighted the UK’s recent space progress and reaffirmed plans for the UK to be the first in Europe to launch a satellite into orbit later this year.

Sue Harnett, a former professional basketball player, is the Founder, President, and Board Chair of Rewriting the Code – an organisation striving to support and empower college, graduate, and early career women in tech, through intersectional communities, mentorship, industry experience and educational resources.

Paige West talks with Elizabeth Donnelly, Chief Executive Officer at the Women’s Engineering Society (or the WES for short) about inspiring future generations and the role WES plays in encouraging young women and girls to take up engineering careers.

The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) has joined the Tomorrow’s Engineers Code in time to mark International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), which takes place on the 23rd June 2022.

This piece from Coventry University quotes academic and Qualified Aerospace Engineer Dr Tosha Nembhard's thoughts: more support is needed to help women access engineering.

Women have played a key role in shaping the engineering industry we know today with some significant scientific developments – however they make up less than 22% of the UK’s engineering sector.

Farnell, an Avnet company, has announced the launch of the annual Global Women in Engineering Survey in partnership with the element14 Community.

The International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) takes place on the June 23rd 2022 and continues to lead the way to provide female engineers with a voice heard around the world.