women in engineering

Olympia Yarger was shocked when her company received more than 200 applications for its head engineer role last week and not a single one was from a woman.

Engineering is considered one of the fastest growing occupations in Australia, but less than 15 per cent of students studying in the field are women.

Samira Tollo might be only 23 years-old, but the cryptocurrency marketplace company she co-founded is celebrating its second round of capital investment.

Civil Engineer, Rita Excell, has been appointed the first ever female president of The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA).

Female engineers continue to face discrimination in the work place:12.6% of civil engineers and 8.3% of mechanical engineers are women.

Every year Engineers Australia profiles 30 Australian engineers who are finding creative and innovative solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges. 

Kimberly Walpot is an engineer who has travelled the world to try something new and forge a global career in the oil and gas industry.