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International Women in Engineering Day 2021
We are very excited for International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June!
INWED has been growing year on year and 2021 is no exception. We have launched a brand new website and have seen a huge number of activities and events added in recent weeks. Please share your own activities with us by uploading them to the INWED site and on social media using the hashtags #INWED21 and #EngineeringHeroes. If you are hosting an event or just want to show your support, we have a wide selection of free resources available for you to use.
Whatever you have planned for INWED, we’re looking forward to celebrating with you!
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How Good Ideas Get Ignored In An Economy Built for Men
Thursday 24 June
FREE online talk 12.00 - 1.00pm UK time
An exclusive talk - on publication day - with author Katrine Marçal about her new book, Mother of Invention, and Elizabeth Donnelly, WES CEO.
Women influence 80 percent of consumer decisions but 97 percent of all technological products and services are designed by men. This is clearly a problem but Katrine argues that these type of imbalances also represent a big opportunity. Companies willing to address the economic value leaks created by sexism are setting themselves up to win on innovation.
By attending the event you will receive a 30% discount off the book.
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GWS Women’s Network International Women in Engineering Day Panel Discussion
Wednesday 23 June
12.00 noon - 1.30 pm
WES CEO Elizabeth Donnelly, CBRE Global Engineering Director, Tom Lau, CBRE Engineering Operations Director, Jacquelyn Fox and CBRE Business Unit Director, Isabelle Kemlin will each be sharing their thoughts on diversity within engineering, provide insight into their own career journeys, talk engineering heroes (INWED21 theme) and discuss how we can all inspire more girls and young women to consider careers in the engineering industry.
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‘Engineering Heroes’: WES presents a Virtual Celebration of International Women in Engineering Day 2021 (INWED)
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Wednesday 23 June 2021
Online: 12.00 noon – 2.30 pm (UK time)
Last Chance to book your FREE place now at:
Be inspired by our female engineering heroes of the present, past – and future!
From the UK, the Women’s Engineering Society presents a virtual celebration for this year’s International Women in Engineering Day.
Hear remarkable stories of engineering heroism from past and present and hear some top tips for how you too could become an engineering hero of the future.
Join us as we also announce the 2021 Top 50 Women in Engineering Awards, profiling the best, brightest and bravest women in engineering today.
Find out more about how people around the world are celebrating INWED this year at inwed.org.uk
We are looking forward to celebrating with you!
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WES Early Careers Board News
The WES Early Careers Board (ECB) has launched the INWED competitions for 2021.
The ECB are inviting young people between the ages of 11 and 18 to participate in the poster competition with the theme of ‘Engineering Heroes’. The ‘Draw an Engineer’ competition, aimed at children between the ages of 5 and 11, is based on the same theme so get ready to explore and think about your Engineering Heroes or what an Engineering Hero might look like!
Entries close on Friday 2 July 2021. Have a look at the competition details on the INWED website.
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WES and Women in STEM Campaign
The Women in STEM campaign by Media Planet will be launching on 24 June and distributed in the New Scientist magazine and online here. WES will be featuring in an article led by Elizabeth Donnelly to share our thoughts behind the theme for INWED this year and discuss why society needs 'Engineering Heroes' more than ever. |
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Upcoming Partner Webinar session
Thursday 29 July 2021, 10am
In this session we will be joined by two fantastic speakers.
Ifeyinwa Kanu Founder/CEO - IntelliDigest who will be speaking to us about diversity and inclusion and Clare Xenolearn Founder and Director of Xenolearn who will be speaking about identity and intersection tools for MS Teams.
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2021 Amy Johnson Inspiration Award and Men As Allies Award |
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WES is delighted to announce that we are seeking nominations for the Amy Johnson Inspiration Award and Men As Allies Award for 2021.
The Amy Johnson Inspiration Award honours an individual who is currently working in a non-engineering role who has made a truly remarkable achievement in furthering diversity within engineering and applied sciences. This award serves to recognise the efforts of an individual in inspiring more women to enter and/or remain in the engineering and technical professions. Click here to nominate or apply.
With men holding the majority of roles within engineering and applied sciences, it is crucial that they are involved in making the cultural changes needed to attract and retain women in these fields. The Men as Allies Award seeks to celebrate a male engineer, or other professional male working within the engineering, technical and applied science sectors, who has gone above the call of duty to support his female colleagues, and address the gender imbalance within engineering and applied sciences in general. Click here to nominate or apply.
The closing date for both awards is Monday 12 July 2021.
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Sign up for #WESLottieTour 2021!
The WES Early Careers Board is organising its sixth #WESLottieTour this year for Tomorrow's Engineers Week 2021, to show how varied and exciting it is to work in engineering! The Lottie Tour has grown so much since it was launched in 2016 from only 10 volunteers to an amazing 170 in 2019, but we’d love this number to grow even more this year.
We’re proud to announce the 2021 #WESLottieTour is being sponsored by GKN Automotive for the second year in a row.
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Sign up for the #WESLottie Tour by clicking and filling out the form here. Please use the form if you either would like to borrow a Lottie Doll from WES or if you already have your own as we’d love to capture the full number of volunteers taking part! Any questions, please get in contact with Vera and Kate on the ECB: ymb@wes.org.uk
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Join WES today!
There has never been a better time to join WES and become part of the largest network of women engineers in the UK.
Our community is driven by the common goal of supporting women in engineering to fulfil their potential and supporting the engineering industry to be inclusive.
Joining is a fantastic opportunity to expand your network and make new friends. Membership benefits include access to the Membership Area of our website, discounted conference and event rates, participation opportunities and more.
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University of East Anglia, Norwich
Lecturer in Electronic Engineering - Research Pathway, Swansea University
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Tired Engineer In Training |
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Tired Engineer in Training, Eleanor Yong, shares the drawings that she started to help break up the monotony of studying/revising.
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The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards 2021 |
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Ella Podmore, 2020 IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award's winner, is a woman smashing stereotypes, smashing barriers and smashing the world of STEM.
These awards celebrate the thousands of women engineers doing ground-breaking work and paving the way for the STEM superstars of the future.
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Arkwright Engineering Scholarships – Smallpeice Trust
To celebrate 30 years of Arkwright Engineering Scholarships, and as part of our mission to encourage more female engineers, we have collaborated with STEMAZING (Stemazingltd) to offer 30 female Scholars and their Sponsors the opportunity to engage in a tailored mentor development and inspiration academy programme.
The Arkwright Engineering Scholarship two year programme for 16-18 year-olds provides highly talented A-level students with an insight into the exciting world of engineering. This offer will support female students with engineering enrichment experiences and professional mentoring - with female mentor support for up to two of your employees through STEMAZING.
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Whole Systems Networking Fund Consultative Workshop
1 July 2021, 10.30am -12pm
UKERC aims to improve Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in energy research by bringing new, diverse voices to the table. One way they are striving to achieve this is through the Whole Systems Networking Fund (WSNF), which is intended to facilitate collaboration across disciplinary boundaries, improve networking and build lasting relationships within the energy research community.
UKERC are holding a workshop to help decide how their Whole Systems Networking Fund can be used to its fullest potential to maximise opportunities for diversity.
For more information and to sign up have a look here
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RAEng Awards now open
Applications for the next round of Research Chairs and Senior Research Fellowships are now open and will close on Wednesday 2 September 2021.
Applications are submitted via the Royal Academy of Engineering grants management system, Flexi-Grant. Eligible applications will access the selection process consisting of an expert review stage after which all applications will be considered by a sift panel that will select candidates for interview. More details are available here.
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Allianz Engineer Surveyor Apprenticeship
Allianz Engineer Surveyor Apprenticeship are opening up spaces for their apprenticeship. Over two years, the apprenticeship gives on-the-job training and experience as well as support through the qualifications required to become an Engineer Surveyor. For more information click here.
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WES is grateful for the support, in the form of partnership, sponsorship, collaborations, in-kind donations and funding for recent projects from many organisations including those listed below.
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Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way
Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2AY
Phone: 01438 765506
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