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WES Annual Conference 2022 – review by Mel Sutcliffe
The WES annual conference took place virtually over 2 days in late April.
The theme was #ImagineTheFuture, with the associated Top 50 Women in Engineering Awards (WE50) theme being Inventors & Innovators. These themes were reflected in the titles of the presentations e.g. ‘The 9 principles of innovation mastery’, ‘Supporting the next generation of inventors’ and ‘Supporting Innovation in Education’.
Elizabeth Donnelly, the WES Chief Executive Officer opened the conference with the statement that women make up only 14.5% of all engineers. Elizabeth made the point that although this is a disappointing statistic, this number represents a 25.7% increase in women in engineering occupations since 2016, highlighting positive changes are taking place.
Compared to previous WES conferences, there was a definite shift towards a broader range of topics regarding diversity. This year the topics being discussed were less focused on gender diversity, and instead had a greater emphasis on demographic diversity, e.g. race, sexual orientation, culture, religion, age, ability (mental and/or physical) etc.
Several speakers described how the engineering industry rose to the challenge of COVID. Speakers described how impressive it was to see companies that were hardened rivals prior to the pandemic, collaborating to produce engineering solutions that literally saved lives.
Cultivating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at HICSE
12/09/2023
HICSE has made instrumental developments working towards our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policy. Coupled with outstanding engagement from employees and stakeholders, our new sources of support and information have successfully fostered an inclusive workplace.
World Suicide Prevention Day highlights the significance of starting a simple conversation in preventing suicide. HICSE is spreading suicide prevention awareness further by sharing this article from our internal Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Newsletter.
On the 21st June 2023, HICSE attended Hitachi's 'Allyship in Action' live panel discussion. See some of the key points on how you can action allyship and watch the full event!
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