Category Archives: Royal Academy of Engineering

Professional Bodies in the Diversity Frame

Posted on 18 December 2016 by Athene Donald

All male invited speakers at conferences or a senior leadership team that contains not a single woman are common across the employment landscape. In the physical sciences and engineering the problem is particularly acute because the numbers of women who … Continue reading →

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The Power of Images

Posted on 6 May 2011 by Athene Donald

The low numbers of female role models to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers is often cited as a major problem in encouraging girls into science and then keeping them there. Comments on this blog have also remarked … Continue reading →

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