Understanding The Root Causes Of A Lack Of Diversity In Engineering
We all know the theoretical benefits of a diverse engineering workforce. I say theoretical because we are not at a place when a majority of engineering companies sector can demonstrate the actuality of the statement. To understand why that's the case, I believe we need to understand the root causes of a lack of diversity and keep asking the "why" questions. Why is it that we don't have more people from all backgrounds, all colours, all ethnicities, all abilities in the engineering workforce? Why is it that when you look at the Boardroom of the majority (if not all) of UK engineering companies the view is very homogenous around the table? Why is it that I struggle to name ten, no even five, CEOs of big engineering organisations who happen to be women, or Asian, or from the LGBTQ community…