{"id":26853,"date":"2020-07-03T16:28:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=26853"},"modified":"2020-07-03T16:28:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:28:25","slug":"international-women-in-engineering-day-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=26853","title":{"rendered":"International Women in Engineering Day 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) was created on 23 June 2014 by the Women\u2019s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate its 95th anniversary and to focus attention on the great opportunities for women in engineering. Within a short time, the day grew in popularity and its appeal spread across the globe. In 2016, it was awarded UNESCO patronage.<\/h3>\n

image: DBW<\/em><\/h6>\n

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Designing Buildings wiki writes:<\/p>\n

The annual event is an awareness campaign with a mission to elevate those women around the world who have made the decision to pursue a career in\u00a0engineering<\/a>. It also highlights opportunities for girls who may be interested in exploring the\u00a0engineering<\/a>\u00a0profession<\/a>.<\/p>\n

INWED is celebrated by\u00a0schools<\/a>, STEM (Science,\u00a0Technology<\/a>,\u00a0Engineering<\/a>\u00a0and Mathematics) campaigners,\u00a0universities<\/a>,\u00a0engineers<\/a>, political parties and many more across the world. Events are collated and published on the INWED website and high-profile\u00a0sponsors<\/a>\u00a0support\u00a0activities<\/a>\u00a0associated with the event.<\/p>\n

On 28 February 2020, it was announced that \u2018Shape the World\u2019 would be the theme of INWED 2020.\u00a0Sponsors<\/a>\u00a0for 2020 include Boeing, Dialog Semiconductor, ECITB, GCHQ,\u00a0Institute<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Refrigeration<\/a>, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One\u00a0Team<\/a>, NSIRC, OPITO, Royal Air\u00a0Force<\/a>, Sonnedix, v12 footwear, Royal Academy of\u00a0Engineering<\/a>\u00a0and Wiley.<\/p>\n

Top 50 Women in\u00a0Engineering<\/a>\u00a0Awards<\/span><\/h2>\n

A regular event in the INWED\u00a0UK<\/a>\u00a0celebrations is the Top 50 Women in\u00a0Engineering<\/a>\u00a0(WE50) Awards. The 2020 Awards celebrate the top 50 women in\u00a0sustainability<\/a>. The winners will be published in a supplement to the Guardian newspaper.<\/p>\n

Sally Sudworth, Chair of Judges said, \u201cEngineers<\/a>\u00a0have a key role to play in providing\u00a0sustainable<\/a>\u00a0solutions in addressing the\u00a0climate emergency<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0net zero carbon<\/a>\u00a0challenge. That\u2019s why we are celebrating the top WE50 women\u00a0engineers<\/a>\u00a0working in this field in 2020\u201d.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Donnelly, Chief Executive Officer of the Women\u2019s\u00a0Engineering<\/a>\u00a0Society<\/a>\u00a0said, \u201cINWED20 is an amazing campaign that recognises the careers available to women in\u00a0engineering<\/a>. The 2020 theme ties in with the challenges facing us in an uncertain future and invites\u00a0engineers<\/a>\u00a0to share how they are tackling such topics as the\u00a0climate emergency<\/a>. We are also delighted to be celebrating the Top 50 Women in\u00a0Sustainability<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0engineering<\/a>\u00a0and allied\u00a0disciplines<\/a>, as an inspiration to those who want to shape the world.”<\/p>\n

Find out more at:\u00a0http:\/\/www.inwed.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

For background see the ECA website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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