Connect Plus Services celebrates International Women in Engineering Day 2023

Today celebrates the 10^th International Women in Engineering Day; a time to promote and recognise the significant work that women engineers across the globe are doing.

The theme for this year is #MakeSafetySeen which focuses on the incredible achievements of female engineers who are engaged in safety and security.

This crucial awareness day demonstrates that women around the world are still hugely under-represented in the industry, with 2021 figures indicating that in the UK only 16.5% of engineers are women.

By engaging and highlighting this important day, we all play a vital role in encouraging more young women and girls to take up engineering careers.

Louise Haining, CPS Interim Managing Director, said: ‘What another amazing celebration of engineering it is on International Women in Engineering Day. I am proud to be an engineer working in civil engineering infrastructure for over 32 years and have been able to work in and around some iconic infrastructure.

I have progressed from site engineer, chief engineer, to Asset and Delivery Director now with CPS and have worked hard, played hard, and have made a difference to our communities with what I have built.

The opportunity that has recently been given to me by CPS as Interim Managing Director shows that with passion, commitment, and emotional intelligence you can really achieve your aspirations.

If, like others, I can be a role model to women thinking of engineering and spark a ‘look what is possible’, then that is the icing on the cake for me.’

CPS encourages everyone to challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, and seek out inclusion.  

CPS is committed to equality and breaking any bias in the industry. Through work with our ED&I team, we continue to raise awareness, continue the conversation and host events to encourage discussion at every opportunity. 

We have many opportunities available across our teams, search and apply here.