To celebrate International Women’s Day, specialist hi-tech engineering consultancy Ricardo organised a “Bring your daughter to work” day. The open day was a great success with around 40 young women aged 7 – 17 attending the activity-packed sessions.
One of the main objectives for Ricardo was to highlight the importance of engineering as a career option to young women and to try to help with the gender disparity within the sector. According to the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), women represent only 11% of the UK engineering workforce. That’s why encouraging more women to join its industry and business is an important focus for Ricardo.