International Women in Engineering Day 2019

International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry.

International Women in Engineering Day takes place on the 23rd June annually.

To celebrate this year, we were a guest blogger for Ivanti, USA, explaining Melissa’s story and advice to anyone considering a career in STEM.

Background

National Women in Engineering Day was launched for the first time in the UK on 23 June 2014 by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate its 95th anniversary. Since that launch in 2014 the day has grown enormously over the subsequent years to the point where it received UNESCO patronage in 2016.

In 2017, National Women in Engineering Day became international for the first time due to the interest and enthusiasm developed by the international audience and participants in the previous years. International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) was born to allow the celebration of women in engineering to become global.

Check out our Women in Engineering page to find out more about our mission to improve the gender equality of the industry.