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Female students are taking on traditionally male-dominated subjects such as computer science and engineering, due to encouragement and strong female role models.

Following our six-part blog series focusing on Maria Lopez at UK plastics processing company, Broanmain Plastics, our reporter, Grace Nolan, visited the Dorking-based firm to find out more about creating equal opportunities, overcoming stereotypes and plugging the skills gap. 

More visibility of role models and education is essential for solving the skills shortage in the manufacturing industry, writes Grace Nolan, based on her findings at yesterday’s Women and Diversity in Manufacturing Summit. In the following article, she shares her highlights from the day.

WISE says the UK’s innovative economy is at risk as it falls behind the rest of the world in the number of patents filed by women.

The Women and Diversity in Manufacturing Summit will focus on increasing the participation of women and minority groups in the manufacturing workforce.

A seminar on careers, mentoring and networking for Women in Materials (WIM)has been hailed a great success by organisers.

Women in Plastics is today (February 6, 2018) celebrating 100 years since the passing of the Representation of the People Act.

International Women in Engineering Day 2017, which hosts the theme of men as allies (#menasallies), will be held on the 23rd June.

National Women in Engineering Day was set up in 2014 as a national event to celebrate 95 years of the Women’s Engineering Society.

Women in Plastics, the UK-based networking group for the plastics industry, has announced details of its next event to coincide with International Women’s Day.

In our new series of profiles looking at women working in all sectors of the plastics industry, we start by highlighting the career of Elena Mangano, Market Development Specialist at Instron.