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.
Tag: gender equity
Engineering profession makes progress in yearly gender equality index
A focus on flexible work, parental leave and promoting women in leadership helped secure citations for the 141 organisations on ...
Women in engineering need to “walk the talk” to increase diversity, says Aurecon’s Louise Adams
It’s no secret that the engineering profession is male dominant. According to Louise Adams, Managing Director – ANZ at Aurecon, ...
From Scully to Shuri: How pop culture is powering girls’ interest in STEM
Historically, the representation of women in STEM in pop culture was very minimal; when they did appear, it was often ...
Closing construction’s gender gap is more than just a numbers game
Construction has one of the biggest gender gaps of any industry, but one CEO thinks there are forces at play ...
Top engineering firms recognised this year for better gender balance
The male-centric stereotypes of the engineering profession are starting to change as top engineering firms start to implement reforms to ...
At the rate we’re going, gender equity is 200 years away – here’s how to fix that
According to recent estimates, it could take more than two centuries to achieve gender equity. But more women in leadership ...
These top CEOs are working to improve gender equity in the engineering industry
The numbers of women in engineering remain consistently low, which is why these Male Champions of Change want to promote ...
Can this unique approach help more parents achieve better work-life balance?
School holidays can leave working parents struggling to maintain work-life balance. That's why one engineering company is taking steps to ...
University sets new benchmark for women in engineering
“We don’t just want to see gender diversity improve in engineering; we want to see broad change across the industry ...
