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New national taskforce set to tackle diversity in engineering
A new national taskforce has been launched to focus on gender equality in engineering.
These exhibitions show art can bring new perspectives to engineering
Engineers, scientists and artists are teaming up to help communities connect with complex topics.
“Breaking through the concrete ceiling”: How to get more women in construction
New research from Randstad reveals the issues preventing women entering or remaining in construction.
Alison Mirams is making the construction industry a better place for women
Alison Mirams’s commitment to gender diversity ensures she’s driving change across the industry, rather than waiting for it to happen.
“The system is broken”: Experts make the case for a more diverse engineering profession at WEC 2019
Engineering has a diversity problem. How can the profession improve diversity within its ranks, and in turn better reflect the...
Increasing the number of women in engineering, one role model at a time
Women account for just over one in 10 engineers, and this percentage is not increasing. Could more visible role models...
LGBTSTEM Day: How the engineering profession can raise the bar on LGBTQ+ inclusion
On 5 July the world celebrates LGBTSTEM Day, which is an opportunity to showcase the work and the lives of...
International Women in Engineering Day: More role models needed to #TransformTheFuture
International Women in Engineering Day celebrates the accomplishments of women engineers around the world, as well as calling on the...
What engineers can do to help ensure artificial intelligence is ethical
From face recognition to killer robots, engineers need to think about the human impacts of artificial intelligence, says one of...
Is the humanitarian angle missing from engineering’s public image?
Eleanor Loudon, CEO, Engineers Without Borders Australia, says it's time to shake things up to encourage more diversity.
