I've just been reading the Skills & Demand in Industry 2015 survey and found myself gritting my teeth repeatedly as women are referred to as 'females' throughout the document. I don't mind being called a 'female engineer', but using female as a noun is something I usually only encounter in real life from the type of person who thinks I should be making the tea. There are many, many explanations on the internet of why calling us 'females' infuraites some people; one of my particular favourites is here: http://jezebel.com/the-problem-with-calling-women-females-1683808274
I really think IET should know better as an apparent supporter of gender diversity. What do other people think?
