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This Ada Lovelace Day, we’re pleased to launch our Pathways into Electronics: Women EEE Students Report, which shares insight into the motivations, influences and experiences of women choosing to study Electrical and Electronic Engineering and related degrees.
Women remain significantly underrepresented in the UK Electronics sector, despite sustained efforts to improve gender diversity across engineering and technology.
Drawing on research with women studying across 28 UK universities, the Pathways into Electronics report explores themes of choice, exposure and belonging. It provides insight into what inspires women to choose EEE, the people and experiences that influence them along the way, and the barriers that can still remain once they enter university.
Building on the ambitions of EngineeringUK’s 40 by 40: Gender Equity in Engineering and Technology Education, the report brings a specific Electronics perspective to the wider challenge. It highlights the roles that schools, universities, outreach providers and employers can play, and identifies practical actions that can help more women see Electronics as a pathway for them, and thrive once they get there.
Watch our Report Launch Webinar, featuring Kate Bellingham, Broadcaster and Research Student at UCL, Steve Alty, Royal Holloway, University of London; Beatrice Barleon, EngineeringUK; Joana Leitao, King’s College London; Pete Marshman, Digit<all> and Mahdieh Ghoddusi, Director of Delivery, UKESF
