{"id":4173,"date":"2021-02-16T13:58:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/?p=4173"},"modified":"2021-02-16T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:58:09","slug":"women-like-me-supports-another-30-women-in-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/women-like-me-supports-another-30-women-in-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Like Me supports another 30 women in engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Based in the Science Communication Unit<\/a> and Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics<\/a> at UWE Bristol and organised by Dr Laura Hobbs and Dr Laura Fogg-Rogers, Women Like Me is a peer mentoring and outreach project, aimed at boosting female representation in engineering.<\/strong> It is supported by the initiative for Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation<\/a> (DETI).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After launching a new round<\/a> in November 2020, the project has recently inducted a new cohort. Thirty women in engineering have been matched into 15 mentoring pairs, connecting senior engineers with junior engineers. The junior engineers are being linked to outreach opportunities, which despite current restrictions are available to undertake through remote provision and online platforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating engineers in this cohort come to the project from a range of engineering fields, including aerospace, civil engineering, renewable energy, robotics and more. Outreach opportunities such as The Big Beam In<\/a> are available to participate in, with more to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With women making up only 12% of engineers in the UK, more girls need to connect with engineering as a career, with positive female role models, and more women need to be supported to make a difference in the workplace. Find out more about the importance of diversity in engineering here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women Like Me addresses this by pairing mid-career women engineers with junior women engineers to provide career and public engagement mentoring. Junior engineers delivering engineering engagement activities in local schools and at local public events, provide positive role models for young girls. Through this approach, the project will lead to impact both in the workplace today, and for the future of the engineering profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation (DETI) is a\u00a0strategic programme<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0West of England Combined Authority (WECA)<\/a>, delivered by the\u00a0National Composites Centre<\/a>, in partnership with the\u00a0Centre for Modelling & Simulation<\/a>,\u00a0Digital Catapult<\/a>, the\u00a0University of the West of England<\/a>, the\u00a0University of Bristol<\/a>, and the\u00a0University of Bath<\/a>. Industry partners include Airbus, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, and CFMS, with in kind contributions from UWE, Digital Catapult and Siemens. DETI is funded by \u00a35m from WECA, with co-investment from the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and industry.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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