The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has drawn attention, this week, to the dire figure that only 9% of the engineering industry is made up of female workers.
Highlighting the stat through a Twitter campaign with the hashtag #9PercentIsNotEnough, ladies from the engineering sector shared pictures of themselves holding up their hand to represent a need to stop and take note of the lack of women in the industry.
The statistic was taken from the IET’s 2015 Skills & Demands from Industry survey.
Furthermore, a survey called Engineering UK 2015: The State of Engineering found that only 6% of registered engineers and technicians (i.e. CEng, IEng, EngTech) are women.
Below is a selection of the tweets from the campaign.
At NSIRC we are raising our hands to say that #9PercentIsNotEnough for the UK average of Women in Engineering. @IETWomenNetwork @TheIET pic.twitter.com/JBKJYjcwUM
— NSIRC News (@NSIRC) October 12, 2016
I teach electronics/telecoms/coding @lady_akatosh teaches aero & auto @EngStaffs we are both #STEAM ambassadors #9PercentIsNotEnough https://t.co/uSvISzfWd1
— Dr Alison Griffiths (@a1ig) October 12, 2016
#AdaLovelaceDay -IET Vice President, Virginia Hodge thinks #9PercentIsNotEnough pic.twitter.com/HUTl1mRI5B
— IET Women’s Network (@IETWomenNetwork) October 12, 2016
Over 550 retweets! You’re all such wonderful followers. 🙂 #9PercentIsNotEnough https://t.co/xwByf9vgop
— IETawards (@IETawards) October 12, 2016
The IET will be holding its Achievement Awards at the Brewery, Chiswell Street, London on 16 November 2016. To find out more and register your place see here.