Women in Engineering and Computer Science
Inspirational Event 2018
“It’s really important to get the message out there to the girls. Meeting female role models in engineering and computer science is really good. I was impressed with the amount of engagement between the professionals and the female students, and there was a lot of listening. I really hope we got through to some of them! The Career Speed Networking event was excellent. Hopefully, we inspired the female students to go home and investigate further careers in engineering and computer science.”
Nicola Gough, Head of Department, Closures Engineering at Bentley Motors
“I think these kinds of events are important. We know there’s a huge skills shortage in STEM and in engineering. We discussed the stats earlier: 10% of female engineers in the UK, the lowest in Europe. We absolutely have to shake this off now, we are all responsible in taking action. Events like these engage and inspire the younger generations and the people in those professions – and the talent pool comes together. I think we need to go forward and hold more events like these to ensure everyone is aware there is a huge skills gap, and to bring in diversity to shorten and lessen that gender gap.”
Salma Siddiqi, TLA Women in Technology and STEM Advocate