Only 7% of Engineers are Women

By Dr Mary Linington, Athena SWAN Director

The UK has the lowest percentage of female engineering professionals in Europe, at less than 10%, while Latvia, Bulgaria and Cyprus lead with nearly 30%.

And

Just 17% of all professors working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are women

What are we going to do about it? Below are links to two interesting blogs from the British Science Association.

Is science really part of the UK’s culture?

Science is not just for schools

Find out more about UEL’s commitment to advancing the representation of women in science, technology and engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) here.

 

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