National Women in Engineering Day was launched for the first time in the UK on 23 June 2014 by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate its 95th anniversary. Since that launch in 2014 the day has grown enormously over the subsequent years to the point where it received UNESCO patronage in 2016.
In 2017, National Women in Engineering Day became international for the first time due to the interest and enthusiasm developed by the international audience and participants in the previous years. International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) was born to allow the celebration of women in engineering to become global.
INWED17 was a huge success with record levels of engagement and reach.
- 150 separate events registered with the INWED website
- 18 International events registered with the INWED website, from countries such as Brazil, Mauritius and Uganda
- Over 900 downloads of the Resource Pack from the INWED website
- Reached over 1.2 million people on social media via our Thunderclap campaign on Twitter
- The official hashtag #INWED17 received over 34,000 impressions on the day
- On the day itself, the hashtag #INWED17 trended continuously, reaching the number 2 spot, and only being beaten by the hashtag #bringyourdogtoworkday!
For 2018, we want to aim higher, with the theme of #RaisingTheBar.We want to encourage all groups (Governmental, educational, corporate, Professional Engineering Institutions, individuals and other organisations) to organise their own events in support of the day, and link them together for maximum impact through the use of the INWED logo/campaign, corresponding website, and supporting resources.
Target Groups:
- Government
- Education
- Corporate
- Professional Engineering Institutions
- Other companies and organisations in the Sector
- Individuals
- Young people’s groups
- Special interest networks and groups
- Press
We suggest organisers get as much publicity for their events as possible, to get ‘engineering’ and ‘girls’ (or women!) into the same sentence as often as possible, and to start to raise the profile of an engineering career as a great choice, with an exciting future, and amazing opportunities.
