The Women’s Engineering Society
Inspiring Women in Engineering since 1919
The Women’s Engineering Society is a charity and a professional network of women engineers. Our mission is to support women in engineering to fulfil their potential, and support the Engineering industry to be inclusive.We inspire women to achieve their potential as engineers, scientists, and technical leaders. To make this happen, we support educators, managers, and employers to create an inclusive industry.
Together, we encourage more gender diversity in engineering to solve the biggest societal issues of our time.
WES Annual Conference
The WES Annual Conference will be held on the 29 – 30 April in Birmingham.
Under the theme of Enhanced by Engineering this is a great opportunity to learn and network.
Become a WES Member
Join us and become part of the largest network of women engineers in the UK.
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Become a member
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women engineers in the UK? Then join the Women’s
Engineering Society.
Featured event
Annual Student Conference
The WES Student Conference takes place every year as a key fixture in the WES calendar of events. This year the event is being held in Leeds on the 1st December. The event is aimed primarily at female engineering and allied undergraduates aged 18 & over.
Find out more here
Featured Campaign
PPE Survey
WES are running a project aimed at providing correctly fitting PPE to both women and men across the engineering industry. Firstly in order to gauge the true extent of the problem we are conducting a nationwide survey to find out your experience of PPE. Whether you wear it daily or only occasionally we would like to hear your thoughts. Complete the survey below. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31 JAN.
News
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Women On Boards Offer for members
WES is excited to announce that we have joined Women on Boards as a Partner. Women on Boards supports diversity in executive and non-executive leadership. They are an open, inclusive network of thousands of women — and some men — who are starting and shaping their board careers. Their vacancy services connect boards from all…
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Annual Report and feedback for the AGM 2024
On the 26th October 2024, we held our Annual General Meeting. Thank you to all those who attended and thank you to everyone who shared their feedback with us as we want this to be an inclusive, useful and enjoyable event for our members. 80% of you rated it Excellent or Good overall, and 100%…
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The Case for Including Women in Engineering in the UK’s Industrial Strategy – our submission to ‘Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy’
Including views of women in engineering in the UK’s Industrial Strategy is essential to achieving the strategy’s goals: fostering inclusive growth and addressing gender-specific challenges, ultimately leading to a more equitable and resilient UK economy.