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𝐀𝐭 GO FORTH 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 - see our recent case study here: https://lnkd.in/e236mkqM 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ECITB 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨.  In doing our bit to support ECITB strategic objective to change the perception 𝟒𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐁 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. This includes early careers, practitioners, managers and leaders who work in operations management, business development, project management, project engineering, design engineering, HSEQ, procurement, construction, project controls, estimating, commercial, consultancy, document management, information management, data management, regulatory compliance and project administration. To contribute towards the ECITB aim to help attract and retain diverse talents from all walks of life - GO FORTH aim to go from 60/40 (men/women) who attend the courses I deliver to 50/50 by 2026 or better. #NationalInclusionWeek #EngineeringUK #EngineeringConstruction #WomenInEngineering

The central pillar of the ECITB 2023-2025 strategy focuses on us growing a skilled workforce and opening up career pathways into Engineering Construction for women, as we see happening here, is crucial to us delivering on our strategy.

🌎This Sunday is International Women in Engineering Day. We’ll all hopefully be outside enjoying the fashionably late British summer instead of scrolling through LinkedIn this weekend, so over the next few weekdays I’ll be sharing my thoughts on women in engineering, with the goal of challenging stereotypes and considering why increasing diversity in engineering is so important. ⚙️To start off, a personal thought: women in engineering are a minority, but not an anomaly. 👱♀️When I gained a place to study mechanical engineering at university, comments about how unusual it was for a girl to study engineering outnumbered any congratulatory praise. Similarly after graduating, upon revealing my degree subject, I was almost always asked how many girls were on my course, rather than why I chose to study engineering or whether I enjoyed it. This conversational focus on my being a minority because of my gender singled me out as an anomaly – the woman engineer – and at times risked amplifying my inevitable imposter syndrome in a heavily male-dominated field. Data indicates that only 16.5% of engineers in the UK were women in 2021, having risen from just 10.5% in 2010. The woman engineer may be a minority, but should not be seen as an anomaly. 🌑A year before the 1970 Equal Pay Act came into being, 1969 saw man first set foot on the moon, and the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Engineering Society. 1969 was promoted as Women in Engineering Year, launched by the Minister for Education and Science, Shirley Williams. It was put to Williams in parliament that year that “in Russia one engineer in three is a woman whereas in Great Britain the comparable figure is one in 500”. Progress has been made since the revolutionary summer of ‘69, but unfortunately the woman engineer is still a minority. #INWED24 Women's Engineering Society #womeninstem #womeninengineering #stem #diversity #DEI #engineering

Anyone who knows me well knows I am very passionate about raising the awareness of getting more women into Engineering. So, this weeks post is about Women in Engineering statistics directly from Engineers Australia. While the data is a few years old, the needle hasn't really moved much in the last 5 years. Historically, engineering professions globally have been dominated by male employees. Unfortunately, this trend continues in Australia with only 14% of engineers being women and an underwhelming 3.8% of them being Australian born. Like so many other STEM industries, engineering in Australia is lagging the rest of the world, especially India and Pakistan where gender parity has already been reached. And even more concerning is the nation’s current skills shortage, a direct result of Australian born students not pursuing engineering qualifications. In fact, only 8.5% of Australian graduates are engineers, the sixth lowest in the OECD, fuelling the skills crisis to peak in 2040. Now is the time to mobilise with drastic changes needed from governments, industry bodies and schools. To help grow the female talent pipeline in engineering, we’ve created the Advancing Women in STEAAM conference. At this groundbreaking event, you will hear from inspiring women working in Science, Technology, Engineering, Aviation, Arts and Mathematics. The Advancing Women in STEAAM conference takes place in Melbourne, February 17-19, 2025. To purchase your ticket and view the program, go the website; https://lnkd.in/eZRDvjfD Generate your STEAAM power! Read more stats and stories about females in engineering: https://lnkd.in/eCJXSbgX https://lnkd.in/eWKf2irm. https://lnkd.in/enstPpYQ

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day with our team member Sam Hayden, who is a civil engineer and project manager. We have a diverse workforce at Power and Water and love to share their stories. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠? I was inspired by a high school teacher who encouraged and supported me in understanding exactly what engineering was and how interesting it could be. Engineering in its basic form is solving problems, so there have been many challenges along the way. I've been lucky to have many great managers, mentors and colleagues who have been forthcoming with advice on facing challenges and supportive in professional development. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠? There's a lot of focus and research on how to encourage young females into STEM school subjects and professions. I hope to see the number of women in the field grow over the next decade and the perception of engineering being a 'male job' continually challenged and changed. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌? If it's something that interests you, give it a shot. I've never felt disadvantaged by being female in this industry, so don’t let that worry you. A STEM career could lead you to an exciting and rewarding future! Thank you Sam! #WomenInSTEM #EngineeringExcellence #STEMCareers

Happy International Women In Engineering Day! #INWED24 The day was launched for the first time only ten years ago by the Women's Engineering Society to celebrate its 95th Anniversary. Despite the progress being made, in 2022, only 16.5% of engineers in the UK were female. As Chair of Bath’s Women’s Engineering Society I would like to encourage you to follow @wesbath on Instagram to see our posts on influential and uncredited women in engineering, as well as our post from our committee members highlighting why we chose engineering (I have added mine to this post) 💜 #EnhancedByEngineering Facts from EngineeringUK’s “From A levels to engineering” report, published in February 2023: Only 18% of first year undergraduates in engineering and technology are women. When 57% of first year undergraduates in all subjects are women. Only 22% of all first year undergraduates studied A levels in Maths and Physics. I found this report very interesting and recommend you to give it a read by following this link: https://lnkd.in/eKQnq9tV

I am very excited to share that the book John Adam Gales, PhD, PEng and I have been working on, Advancing Women in Engineering: Deciphering Key Factors in Training, Retention and Support, has been published by Diversity and Inclusion Research (Springer). This book looks at factors that can affect the retention of women in engineering, through surveys and workshops that were held at the undergraduate and graduate student level, as well as for engineers working in industry and academia. This book compiles these results, including an examination of inclusive recruitment strategies. It addresses factors such as intimidation and discouragement at the undergraduate level, funding and support for graduate students, and the correlation between retention and opportunities for collaboration at an industry/academic level. https://lnkd.in/eb6dsG-e

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN ENGINEERING DAY On June 23rd each year, International Women in Engineering Day highlights a profession that keeps on building. And when it comes to engineering, the profession fills roles across many sectors. Numerous fields require engineering specialties. Careers abound in architectural, aerospace, marine, electrical, and computer engineering. However, many more areas enlist engineering expertise. And the demand is growing every year, too. Despite that, women only fill a fraction of these positions. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, just under 13% of the engineers in the U.S. are women. Australia's numbers are similar, too. However, in the UK the number dips to 9%. Campaigns around the globe spotlight the need for more women in the engineering workforce. Not only does it encourage women to enter engineering fields, but it spotlights the need for a diverse workforce. The day also celebrates the women engineers in the workforce. As role models, they are distinctly qualified to encourage more women to join the field. HOW TO OBSERVE WOMEN IN ENGINEERING DAY  Women in engineering lead the way for many others to join the workforce. Share your experiences in the engineering field and encourage other women to pursue a career in engineering. The day is not only a celebration of women, but it also serves as an opportunity for education. #WomenInEngineeringDay #EngineeringDay #WomenDay #23June

International Women in Engineering Day #INWED24 This day gives visibility to women engineers around the world when we are still hugely under-represented, with 2021 figures indicating that in the Mexico only 16.5% of engineers are women. #INWE plays a vital role in encouraging more young women and girls to take up engineering careers. Observatorio Laboral (labor observation) program shows that in 2021, female representation among employed professionals varies from less than 1% to almost 60% across computing and engineering fields. The lowest female representation in employed professionals were observed in automotive, marine and aeronautical engineering (0.9%), electricity and energy generation (7.3%), civil engineering and construction (8.8%), and electronics and automation (9.3%). Women are better represented among occupied professionals in the fields of chemical engineering (41.9%), environmental engineering and technology (43%), and food industry (59.9%). #Enhancedbyengineering Source Observatorio Laboral (labor observation) https://lnkd.in/d8k6aFHk

🔍 Advancing Engineering Education for a Diverse Tomorrow 👩🔬👩🏽🔬 As International Women's Day comes to an end, we pause to reflect on the enduring challenges within the engineering field. As a research group dedicated to engineering education, we recognize the persistent hurdle of a lack of female representation in our field. Diversity is more than a buzzword, it's a catalyst for creativity. One of our projects, URGENT, confronts the critical shortage of engineering talent, acknowledging that addressing this scarcity demands a comprehensive strategy. Central to our approach is attracting and retaining underrepresented students, positioning diversity as a driving force for a smarter industry and a more prosperous society. Our research underscores the profound impact of a sense of belonging and identity development on motivation, persistence, and study success. We aspire to empower female students and students with a migration background, fostering an environment where they can not only thrive but also contribute significantly to the engineering landscape. We extend an invitation for you to become an integral part of this transformative initiative. Share your insights, collaborate, and let's collectively shape a future where engineering education is inclusive and accessible to all. Together, we can leave a lasting impact on the talent landscape, building a more prosperous and intelligent society. #EngineeringEducation #DiversityInSTEM #InnovationInEngineering #ResearchImpact #FutureEngineers #TalentShortage