Why Aren’t There Enough Women In Engineering, Seriously?
A more diverse workforce can make companies more profitable. But there’s still a lot to do to make it happen. There has been a lot of commentary about the lack of women in STEM generally and in engineering particularly – but I want to look at the root causes. Firstly, we know there is a demand for more female engineers. We know that the UK engineering sector has a skills shortage, leading to a huge talent crunch which will inevitably affect the delivery of projects worth billions of pounds. So we know we need more skilled engineers. We also know that by not attracting workers from 50% of the population can only be detrimental – not just to companies, but to the wider community. So what are the reasons for this? I wanted to get an idea of what the root causes were and what stakeholders could…