On Thursday 11 December at IET London: Savoy Place, we will be holding our 2025 Young Woman Engineer of the Year awards ceremony – a celebration of past, present and future women talent across engineering and technology. During the ceremony we will award the prestigious IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year, WES, Mary George Memorial and Gender Diversity Ambassador prizes.
The free to attend ceremony will take place between 19:00-20:15 in the Kelvin Lecture Theatre, with doors opening to attendees from 18:00. Ahead of the ceremony and immediately afterwards, you’ll be invited to the Riverside room to network, explore our exhibitor stands and have a drink and something to eat - all while enjoying spectacular views over London.
This is one of our most popular events, and registration can fill up quickly. If you’d like to attend, please register yourself and any additional guests via the link below:
Register for our ceremony here
Want to know who is in the running for this year's prizes? Get to know our 2025 finalists here
More about the awards
Young Woman Engineer of the Year (YWE) Award
Launched in 1978, this award was originally known as the Girl Technician of the Year, but was changed to the Young Woman Engineer of the Year in 1988.
The YWE award was originally sponsored by the Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust, which provided scholarships and other educational opportunities for women seeking or already pursuing careers in electronic, electrical or mechanical engineering.
Dame Caroline Haslett (1895-1957) was the first Secretary of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) out of which grew the Electrical Association for Women (EAW) and Dame Caroline was appointed its Director and Secretary. Through the Association she encouraged the use of power in the home believing that electricity was the real emancipator of women.
The Trust was formed in 1945 to commemorate the 21st anniversary of EAW and after Dame Caroline’s death it became a memorial to her. The Trust funds are now exhausted, but the IET continues to support the Young Woman of the Year Award.
The Mary George Memorial Prize for Apprentices
The late Mary George CBE joined EAW (Electrical Association for Women) in 1956 having previously been a Civil Servant with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
She was appointed the Director and Secretary of EAW and after her death in 1983, a collection was organised by the Association to form a memorial fund to her. In 1985 the fund was used to inaugurate the Mary George Memorial Prize.
The prize is given to a young female apprentice who shows great promise and potential in the profession and is tipped to be one of tomorrow’s leaders in engineering.
Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Prize
The Women's Engineering Society is a professional, not-for-profit network of women engineers, scientists and technologists offering inspiration, support and professional development.
Working in partnership, WES campaigns to encourage women to participate and achieve as engineers, scientists and as leaders.
The Women’s Engineering Society Prize is awarded to a young female engineer who is able to engage and inspire young people’s involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
She is also interested in the challenges women face in maintaining their career in engineering.
Gender Diversity Ambassador Award
Following the 40 year anniversary of the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards, the Gender Diversity Ambassador Award has been created to honour and recognise an individual that has dedicated a large proportion of their career to achieving gender equality within the engineering industry.
This award aims to celebrate a role model, but also showcase innovation and good practices when it comes to implementing tactics and policies to address the gender gap through attracting and retaining women in engineering.
Click here to visit our YWE website and learn more about the awards, including past winner bios and judging criteria.