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New data shows small but worrying spike in women aged 35 to 44 leaving engineering
D ata on the engineering and technology workforce analysed by EngineeringUK annually has revealed the proportion of women working in engineering and technology roles has declined in the past year from 16.5 % to 15.7 % and is concentrated among women aged 35 to 44 .
In contrast , 56.1 % of women make up the rest of the UK workforce .
EngineeringUK Chief Executive , Hilary Leevers , said : “ We are taking this small but significant decline very seriously . Behind the percentages , are professional women with real lives and careers . The sector as a whole needs to better understand why women are leaving and work harder to improve their retention , including creating opportunities for those who have left the profession to return . The various government skills taskforces must also ensure retention is core to the strategies they are working on .”
Analysis of the wider UK workforce does not show a similar drop or pattern of women leaving other professions . straight from education and training , but that retention further into a profession is an issue .
It is hoped the data will serve as a wake-up call to engineering and technology companies to improve recruitment and retention practice and approach organisations like WISE , WES , Equal Engineers and the Royal Academy of Engineering who can all support women and businesses with inclusion and equity in the profession .
The data revealed in 2023 there were more women entering engineering and technology occupations in the 16 to 34 age groups which indicates more women are entering the workforce
New routes , more data : Transporeon and ÖBB Rail Cargo Group extend business cooperation agreement to new corridors
T ransporeon , a Trimble company , and premier rail logistics company ÖBB Rail Cargo Group ( RCG ) have announced an expanded collaboration by adding new corridors to their joint offering .
As a result of the collaboration , customers now have the opportunity to shift their shipments to less CO 2 -intensive rail or multimodal chains , where the long haul is completed by rail , and the first and last miles are handled flexibly by truck to and from the customer ’ s desired location . Following a successful pilot program , the two companies have now increased the number of routes available from three to eight across the following rail and multimodal corridors .
Moreover , users of Transporeon ’ s transportation management platform can easily access enhanced data transparency for RCG transports , including :
• Real-time visibility : Using telematics to harvest primary data , shippers can track their rail shipments in real time via the Transporeon platform .
• Greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions calculation : Transporeon ’ s platform offers a CO 2 emissions footprint calculation , in line with CountEmissionsEU .
As part of their ongoing efforts to reduce their carbon footprint , Nestlé Hungary is actively exploring the potential of multimodal transport . Zsolt Zahucki , DC manager for Nestlé Purina factory in Bük , Hungary said : “ Through our collaboration with Transporeon and RCG , we are exploring the potential of multimodal transport as a loweremission solution . By leveraging their technology , we aim to fill vehicles and plan our journeys more efficiently , while making smarter choices that align with our emission reduction objectives . This is one part of our broader strategy to shift towards increased rail transport , which supports our emission reduction goals .”
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