This page contains resources to explore the international perspective on women in engineering and links to information about diversity in engineering
N.B This page has been created to provide links ahead of the Electrifying Women session (iii) at the BSHS digital history of science festival. This session will discuss the international perspective on women in engineering and diversity in engineering, with Sarah Qidwai and Graeme Gooday. It takes place on the 9th July at 13.00-14.00 (UTC+1) and is free and open to all, access via the BSHS link above. This page is likely to be updated in due course.
From Electrifying Women
International conviviality: recovering women in engineering from Africa and Asia in ‘The Woman Engineer’, blog by Graeme Gooday
Internationalism and the Women’s Engineering Society, blog by Graeme Gooday
The Woman Engineer – The UK Women’s Engineering Society’s journal
There are several examples of non-British members and women of colour in The Woman Engineer, digitised here.
Further reading and links
Timeline of women in engineering worldwide (generated on Histropedia.com)
Shantha Mohan, Roots and Wings: Inspiring Stories of Indian Women in Engineering, Notion Press, 2018
International Women in Engineering Day
Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers
Links to some of the international organisations supporting women in engineering and STEM (and relevant articles)
Africa
African Women in Science and Engineering
India
China
IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group
Middle East
Article about women in engineering in UAE
Article about women in engineering in Iran and Saudi Arabia
Asia
