Women remain significantly under-represented in both post-secondary engineering programs and in the engineering profession. In Canada, just 20.6 per cent of newly licensed engineers are women, according to Engineers Canada, despite women making up more than half of the Canadian population.

While representation has increased, many individuals, companies and organizations are working to speed up the rate of progress – intensifying efforts to recruit, retain and develop more women in engineering roles at all levels, including senior leadership.

Read more at: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-leveraging-the-strength-of-female-leadership/