National Engineering Month 2024 – Women in Engineering

Despite comprising more than half of Canada's overall population, women are significantly underrepresented in the engineering profession. Recent initiatives aimed at encouraging more young women to enter engineering and associated STEM fields have been implemented, but men continue to vastly outnumber women in this industry. One of the most concerning issues is the lack of current data, as Engineering Canada only reports every ten years, leaving much of the data nine years out of date and predating the pandemic. Has Canada made progress? The answer remains uncertain until we receive the next set of data next year. According to an article by Harvard Business Review, women make up 20% of engineering graduates, but nearly 40% of women who earn their degrees either quit or never enter the profession. Research indicates that men and women initially enter the field for similar reasons, but over time, several factors discourage women from continuing engineering as a career choice. These inclu

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• Hima Sheth