Milestones and legacy

Throughout its history, WES has inspired or helped establish many initiatives that have shaped opportunities for women in engineering and beyond: 

Year	Initiative
1919	Women’s Engineering Society founded
1924	Electrical Association for Women (EAW)
1942	Amy Johnson Memorial Fund
1955	British Women Pilots Association
1969	Women in Engineering Year (WES 50th anniversary)
1969	Verena Holmes Trust & Lecture Series
1984	WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) established
1985	Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowships Pilot
1991	Lady Finniston Awards and ICWES 9 hosted in the UK
1998	Karen Burt Memorial Award
2000	WES Prize for Young Woman Engineer
2001	INWES founded with WES as a founder member
2002	MentorSET mentoring scheme
2006	Doris Gray Award
2014	National Women in Engineering Day
2015	WE50
2015	Lottie Tour  [check dates]
2017	International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) launched
2019	WES Centenary celebrated nationwide
2024-2025	Watts in a Home Ingenious funded project