Women in engineering increasing, new research finds
Women in engineering make up 16.5 per cent of the engineering workforce according to new research from EngineeringUK, compared to 10.5 per cent in 2010.
Analysis of trends between 2010 and 2021 showed this six per cent increase, with the number of women working in engineering roles also increasing from 562,000 in 2010 to 936,000 in 2021.
An overall expansion of the engineering workforce from 5.3 million in 2010 to 5.6 million in 2021 was also shown by the research. The increase in the number of women in engineering roles continued to rise even when the total number of people working in engineering fell in 2020 and 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Historically women have been underrepresented in the sector, and the report finds differences by industry. For example, women only made up 12.5 per cent of those working in engineering jobs within the engineering sector, compared to 24.4 per cent outside of the engineering sector.
This suggests that industries not traditionally associated with engineering might be more successful in attracting female engineers into the workforce.
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