What more can be done to attract women into careers in engineering?
Engineering is playing a critical role in the move toward a greener, more sustainable future and this shift of emphasis is likely to attract a broader pool of talent. Photograph: Luis Alvarez
According to figures from the Higher Education Authority last year, just 23 per cent of the engineering graduates in Ireland were female. And the bad news gets worse — female engineers represent just 12 per cent of the profession because there is a huge drop-off after they leave college. It raises the question, is enough being done to encourage women into engineering jobs?
It’s not something for which there is a quick fix.
