QEPrize nominations open with call for more female engineers
Nominations for 2015’s £1m Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering have opened with a fresh call for parents to reappraise engineering as a career for their daughters.
On the day that the judging panel for the QEPrize was unveiled also, Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation chairman, Lord Browne of Madingley, called on parents to take a fresh look at engineering, and to encourage their sons and daughters into the profession.
‘From large-scale infrastructure to medical technology, engineers’ achievements transform every aspect of our daily lives,’ Lord Browne said in a statement. ‘Our research shows that parents are reluctant for their daughters to enter the field of engineering, believing that other subjects offer them better opportunities.’
The QEPrize survey found that parents of girls aged between 5 and 18 are still inclined to encourage their daughters to study subjects other than engineering and science, with 73 per cent of parents believing other subjects offer better career opportunities for girls.
In 2103, 4,228 girls applied to read engineering at university, compared to 28,020 boys, which the QEPrize survey indicates could be related to parents’ attitudes towards the discipline.
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