Advantex is a proud supporter of ‘International Women in Engineering Day’.
INWED is an international awareness campaign set up to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus the attention on the amazing career opportunities available to women in this exciting industry.
The Past, Present and Future
June 23rd 1919, a group of some of the most influential women in history, ranging from designers to factory managers, rallied to found the Women’s Engineering Society – more commonly known today as the WES.
Exactly a hundred years later, stronger than ever, we’re here celebrating both the centenary of the WES and the International Women In Engineering Day, however, with just 12% of the UK’s engineering workforce being female, the lowest percentage in Europe, there’s still a long way to go in what is still a predominantly male-dominated industry.
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.”
Malala Yousafzai, activist & 2014 Nobel prize winner.
The engineering landscape is one that is not only forever-changing, but it is also going from strength-to-strength with more and more women getting involved, and here at Advantex, we strive to empower this and encourage more women to join us on this journey.
Whether it be the fear of stereotypes or the sheer lack of awareness, the balance still isn’t right, however, the opportunities for women in Engineering are growing by the day – one we as an employer will continue to push.
Inspiring the Future of Engineering
When Advantex was founded way back in 2002, Directors and Brothers Steve and Dave O’Connell set out to achieve two things;
- Create a great place to work
- Deliver a great service to our partners
With decades passed, that same vision, mission and values has never changed.
No matter the gender, the vision is to empower our staff, our mission is to create a fun, engaging and innovative place to work, and our core values define how we do things, ‘The Advantex Way’.
Whilst we too still have a lot to do in terms of promoting and encouraging women into engineering, we’re already off to a good start with 3 female engineers currently at the business – something we are particularly proud of.
We currently have Georgia Lowery, a field-based Apprentice Installation Operative, and two office-based engineers with Corun McCarthy taking on the demanding role of Service Desk Engineer, and Charlotte Brown as Service Desk Coordinator – ensuring our customers are happy and receiving the best possible support around the clock.
Inspiring the future of engineering, over the past 2 years Charlotte has become a role-model both internally and within the industry as a whole – hopefully inspiring like-minded females to break the stigma and pursue a successful and rewarding career in engineering.
If you’re reading this and feel inspired to make a jump into the engineering industry, why not check out our careers page and see if there’s a role fit for you. (Don’t worry, if you can’t find what you’re looking for, we’re always keen to hear from talented folk, so don’t hesitate to send us your C.V)
