Mentor and mentee applications for the Women Like Me mentoring programme are open for our 2026 – 27 cohort!
Women Like Me pairs senior women engineers, and property professionals in the Bristol area with their junior counterparts. Mentoring relationships are fostered through various events put on by the UWE team and their partners. But this programme goes one step further – providing training and opportunities for junior women to engage in STEM education outreach within local schools.
Through this combination of peer mentoring and outreach, the scheme aims to boost female representation in engineering and construction careers at all levels. The mentoring side addresses retention issues, whilst outreach in schools boosts recruitment of women in male-dominated industries.
Women Like Me is an award winning scheme that’s been running for eight years and has empowered over 400 women. And you could be a part of this new cohort!
And special thanks to Suez, Recycling and Recovery who are continuing to sponsor the programme.
Who Can Take Part?
Women in engineering or property professions within Bristol and the surrounding areas.
- Mentees: We’re inviting women (including apprentices) with less than five years of industry experience to take part as mentees. This is a fantastic opportunity to receive tailored guidance and support from experienced professionals.
- Mentors: If you’re a woman with at least five years of professional experience, we encourage you to sign up as a mentor. As a mentor, you’ll receive training and support to help you guide your mentee through the year.
If you’ve been part of the Women Like Me Mentoring Programme before, we encourage you to spread the word within your companies and among friends. Your support is crucial, and you’re more than welcome to join this year’s scheme as mentors.
Date for the diary!
Please sign up ASAP – we’ll be pairing you up mentor-to-mentee in late November before the kick off event on 1st December.
Save the date: Hybrid format, Tuesday 1st December, 4:30 – 5.30pm at School of Engineering, Frenchay Campus, UWE Bristol.
This event will introduce you to the Women Like Me programme, with some top tips and discussion about mentoring and outreach. And hopefully include getting to meet your new mentee/mentor for the first time (!) as well as the rest of this years cohort.
Find out more about the mentoring programme in the below video:
