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Where is the IET going?

Raymond Cragg
The IET on Twitter is mostly about women in engineering and it appears we also have or have had an Executive member who represents the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK). Since when did we get away and direct our selves at subsections of the organization? There is no minorities that I am aware of in the IET at least not because of bias in any way shape of form. The same goes for women in engineering, no one is biased against them. Low numbers are because they dont want to be in engineering..

Where is the IET heading? It does not seem to be going in a place most of the member wold probably want or is it?
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    I'm my view, it's useful to show all types of people performing engineering roles because it helps to reinforce the viewpoint that engineering is inclusive.  Yes, I dislike "positive discrimination" too - but I understand the need for it.


    As an example; my son participates in Brazilian Jui-Jitsu (an offshoot of 1900's Judo, not the modern form for those not aware).  It's a very good self-defence technique and therefore very suitable for females.  However, the number of young females who have visited the gym and seen that the cohort that are training are primarily male and therefore put off... 


    Engineering isn't dissimilar; any female (or a minority) is likely to be put off if they walk into an office and find it full of old white males - regardless of whether those people turn out to be friendly or not.


    As an aside.  I have worked with people who firmly believed the females should be at home and not working in engineering.  I'd hate to think what they would make of my current employer which is actually fairly diverse as they go!
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    I'm my view, it's useful to show all types of people performing engineering roles because it helps to reinforce the viewpoint that engineering is inclusive.  Yes, I dislike "positive discrimination" too - but I understand the need for it.


    As an example; my son participates in Brazilian Jui-Jitsu (an offshoot of 1900's Judo, not the modern form for those not aware).  It's a very good self-defence technique and therefore very suitable for females.  However, the number of young females who have visited the gym and seen that the cohort that are training are primarily male and therefore put off... 


    Engineering isn't dissimilar; any female (or a minority) is likely to be put off if they walk into an office and find it full of old white males - regardless of whether those people turn out to be friendly or not.


    As an aside.  I have worked with people who firmly believed the females should be at home and not working in engineering.  I'd hate to think what they would make of my current employer which is actually fairly diverse as they go!
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