International Women in Engineering Day 2021

Let's celebrate the amazing stories of our engineering heroes!

We've got a story to tell.

June 23rd marks International Women in Engineering Day, and to celebrate this day we’ve put together an illustrated children's eBook highlighting stories of 5 inspirational female engineers.

This eBook is designed to be read with young girls to inspire them to take up a career in engineering, a field which continues to be dominated by men. A recent poll found that only 12% of engineers are female, and we’re on a mission to tackle this problem at the source.

Role models play an important part in the career choices children make, so by reading this story with a girl that you know, you could help tackle gender disparity by encouraging young girls into the industry from a younger age.

Help play your part and challenge the status quo of the engineering world.

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What's included?

We’ve got 5 fascinating stories included within the eBook. You can read a short outline for each story below:

Louise Allport

Louise is an Engineer at EDF Energy, helping provide zero-carbon electricity to millions of customers across the UK by ensuring the safety of nuclear power stations. Louise is passionate about reducing the gender gap in engineering and believes that an engineer is an engineer, regardless of whether they’re male or female.

Jenny Edge

Jenny works as a Civil Engineer for United Utilities, managing construction projects from start to finish to ensure quality and safety. She’s a vital part of helping supply clean water to millions of people in the North West. A huge fan of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Jenny wants to highlight the multifaceted nature of being an engineer and show that it’s not all physical labour, and instead requires complex problem solving skills and multitasking.

Bogdana Stinga

Bogdana is a Structural Engineer working for EDF Energy. Combining onsite work with computer-based problem solving, she maintains the quality of nuclear power stations and ensures the safety of the build. She enjoys being able to see the tangible results of her work when a new project is completed and hopes that one day more women will be able to share her passion for engineering.

Dawn Buck

Dawn is a Construction Supervisor at United Utilities, a large water and wastewater utility in North West England. Dawn is taking part as she regrets other people telling her what careers she could and could not do when she was younger and allowing other people to deter her from her dreams. By inspiring the next generation of female engineers, she aims to show that any girl in the world can be an engineer if they put their mind to it.

Maria Dris Marcos

Maria is a Civil Engineer working on a nuclear power plant for EDF Energy. Aside from seeing her ideas come to life in front of her eyes, Maria enjoys the fact her work will have a positive effect on the environment for future generations by reducing carbon emissions and greenhouse gases. Maria is telling her story as she is a big believer in women acting as role models for future female engineers and wants to play her part in helping solve the gender imbalance problem in years to come.

"One day I will be able to drive by the nuclear plant, a place that provides electricity to our homes, and to say I was part of that, something that helps people, that contributes to society"

Bogdana Stinga

Structural Engineer

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We’ve been working in the engineering sector for 40 years and have a passion for making sure the playing field is level for all those involved in the industry. We’re constantly looking for new ways to help improve the inclusivity of our society and aim to challenge some preconceived notions about engineering with this eBook.
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