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Zoomup Women and BS7671

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In a current thread, the intrepid Zoomup refers to his professional etiquette with female customers. I think I understand the reason why he mentioned it, given the boiling anxiety and rightful anger of women following the appalling murder of Sarah Everard. But what efforts are we making as an industry to provide a safe and attractive career for females in electrical installation work? I was part of a scheme twenty years ago that set about trying to do just that but it failed miserably as it was under resourced and really lacked any enthusiastic drive.

Just look at the plethora of males that dominate our industry. I wonder how many females have found a place on JPEL 64? 

There are lots of reasons why females would not give the electrical installation industry a second glance but I believe a re-invigorated, seriously well-funded body should commence the efforts to change that. A body like the IET perhaps? Whoever it may be, we all have a role to play even if it is just following what Zoomup does!
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    An expression came to my mind when I recently read about "Engineers Without Borders U.K." An article in E&T Volume 16 Issue 1st Feb. 2021. Written by Nick Smith.


    The expression that came to mind was "Engineering with a Soul". We blokes just install stuff and get it working. We apply rules and regs. to ensure safety. We mend stuff if it breaks down. A somewhat heartless position.


    One statement in the article by the C.E.O. says: "A big part of what we do is to portray (the) environmental  narrative of purpose in engineering because we recognise that it is incredibly important."  especially when it comes to getting a more diverse generation of young people to want to become engineers.


    Engineers Without Boarders is concerned with corporate social responsibility. It is concerned with influencing, educating and inspiring.


    When Bob Geldof made us aware of the Ethiopian famine in the 80s, one international N.G.O. responding to the crisis  threw open a challenge, 


    "YOU ARE ENGINERS COME AND HELP US."


    That is the spirit of Engineers Without Borders.


    Perhaps women will be more attracted to engineering if it has a soul and real social purpose attached to it.


    The C.E.O. of Engineers Without Borders U.K. is Katie Cresswell-Maynard.


    Z.







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    An expression came to my mind when I recently read about "Engineers Without Borders U.K." An article in E&T Volume 16 Issue 1st Feb. 2021. Written by Nick Smith.


    The expression that came to mind was "Engineering with a Soul". We blokes just install stuff and get it working. We apply rules and regs. to ensure safety. We mend stuff if it breaks down. A somewhat heartless position.


    One statement in the article by the C.E.O. says: "A big part of what we do is to portray (the) environmental  narrative of purpose in engineering because we recognise that it is incredibly important."  especially when it comes to getting a more diverse generation of young people to want to become engineers.


    Engineers Without Boarders is concerned with corporate social responsibility. It is concerned with influencing, educating and inspiring.


    When Bob Geldof made us aware of the Ethiopian famine in the 80s, one international N.G.O. responding to the crisis  threw open a challenge, 


    "YOU ARE ENGINERS COME AND HELP US."


    That is the spirit of Engineers Without Borders.


    Perhaps women will be more attracted to engineering if it has a soul and real social purpose attached to it.


    The C.E.O. of Engineers Without Borders U.K. is Katie Cresswell-Maynard.


    Z.







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