Resources
This page includes the sign up form to be able to download the INWED18 Resource Pack, INWED18 Media Kit and 2018 Logos for your event literature, website/s and social media. Other resources can be found on our Competitions and Posters and Literature pages.
If you would like additional resources, please contact inwed@wes.org.uk.
If you would like additional resources, please contact inwed@wes.org.uk.
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The INWED18 Resource Pack is full of event ideas and ways to get involved in celebrating International Women in Engineering Day in 2018. To see the Resource Pack, simply let us know some details first, then download the Pack and get planning for 23 June!
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We have provided the INWED18 Media Kit to help you to respond to requests for information.
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Photo Release Form
If you are holding an event and intend to take photos of the day, please get your attendees to complete our Photo Release Form so that we may use the photos in communications and marketing materials for INWED in the future. Click here to download the Photo Release Form (Please note: there is a different form for adults and children.) |
Evaluation Forms
If you are the organiser of an event, Please complete our Event Evaluation Form. This is an online form, please click here to complete it. Please also get your attendees to complete our Feedback Form for participants. This can be downloaded by clicking here. |
INWED18 Press Release
International Women in Engineering Day 2018 (#INWED18) launch - 2 March 2018
This year International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is ‘Raising the Bar’
On 23 June this year, International Women in Engineering Day 2018 (INWED18) will be encouraging participants to show the world how they are ‘raising the bar’ in pursuit of more diversity in engineering. This global awareness campaign, coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), aims to increase the profile of women in engineering worldwide and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in engineering and related industries. In 2018, INWED aims to inspire even greater participation across the globe, both online and through physical activities, by individuals, schools, colleges, groups and organisations. The theme will be supported by the hashtags #INWED18 and #RaisingTheBar.
Another important part of the INWED celebrations is the annual ‘Top 50 Women in Engineering’ (WE50) awards, made possible through a partnership with the Women’s Engineering Society and The Telegraph. This year the awards focus on the largely untapped talent pool of returners and transferrers in the UK. The winners of these coveted 50 places will be announced to coincide with INWED18 celebrations. Nominations open on 8 March 2018 and run until 30 April 2018.
There are several early sponsors on board for 2018, including Amazon, ChapmanBDSP, Cranfield University, FM Global, Institute of Refrigeration, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, NSIRC, OPITO, QinetiQ, Royal Academy of Engineering, SSE, UK Petroleum Industry Association and Wiley. INWED can only continue to flourish with the support of forward-thinking organisations such as these.
Highlights of last year’s campaign included over 150 separate registered events (plus numerous unregistered), 18 of which were from countries outside the UK including Brazil, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Zambia. The activities followed an incredible 900 downloads of the INWED resource pack from the INWED website. This together with an online presence that included a reach of over 1.2m people on social media, with the official hashtag receiving 34,000 impressions on the day and trending at number two on Twitter (second only to ‘bring your dog to work day’), meant that the day proved to be another global success.
Kirsten Bodley, CEO of the Women's Engineering Society says of INWED18:
"We are really pleased to have so much support for International Women in Engineering Day this year, where the theme is ‘Raising the Bar’. This chimes really well in the UK with 2018 being the ‘Year of Engineering’ and 100 years since (some) women gained the vote, whilst continuing to encourage global support and engagement in celebrating those who have visibly demonstrated their support for diversity in the engineering sector.”
If you or your organisation would like to participate in INWED18 celebrations, visit the INWED website to download the Resource Pack for ideas and help in planning your events. To keep updated with news and information about the day including the launch of the WE50 nominations you can also sign up to the INWED newsletter. www.inwed.org.uk
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Notes to the Editor
International Women in Engineering Day (INWED)
INWED is an annual event developed and coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate the achievements of women in engineering and inspire younger generations. INWED began as a national celebration in 2014, but after much international interest, the day became a global celebration for the first time in 2017. It takes place on 23 June – the date of the foundation of WES in 1919. For more details go to www.inwed.org.uk
About the Women’s Engineering Society
Founded in 1919, the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is a professional, not-for-profit network of women engineers, scientists and technologists offering inspiration, support and professional development. Although the world has changed since a group of women decided to band together to create an organisation to support women in engineering after the First World War, the need is very much still there. WES works in a number of ways to support women in STEM, to encourage the study and application of engineering, to promote gender equality and diversity in the workplace, and to award excellence and encourage achievement through our awards and grants schemes. WES will be celebrating its centenary in 2019. www.wes.org.uk
For further information about the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) contact: Women’s Engineering Society, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Herts. SG1 2AY Tel. 01438 765506 email info@wes.org.uk.
Top 50 Women in Engineering 2018 (WE50)
The WE50 campaign is coordinated jointly by the Telegraph and the Women’s Engineering Society. The 2018 campaign will be launched on 8 March 2018, for more details, visit: www.telegraph.co.uk/business/women-in-engineering/.
Images and logos
For further INWED images please contact Jess Aries at inwed@wes.org.uk, call the WES office on +44 (0) 1438 765506 or call Jess Aries, Events Manager on her mobile +44 (0) 7384 463037
This year International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is ‘Raising the Bar’
On 23 June this year, International Women in Engineering Day 2018 (INWED18) will be encouraging participants to show the world how they are ‘raising the bar’ in pursuit of more diversity in engineering. This global awareness campaign, coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), aims to increase the profile of women in engineering worldwide and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in engineering and related industries. In 2018, INWED aims to inspire even greater participation across the globe, both online and through physical activities, by individuals, schools, colleges, groups and organisations. The theme will be supported by the hashtags #INWED18 and #RaisingTheBar.
Another important part of the INWED celebrations is the annual ‘Top 50 Women in Engineering’ (WE50) awards, made possible through a partnership with the Women’s Engineering Society and The Telegraph. This year the awards focus on the largely untapped talent pool of returners and transferrers in the UK. The winners of these coveted 50 places will be announced to coincide with INWED18 celebrations. Nominations open on 8 March 2018 and run until 30 April 2018.
There are several early sponsors on board for 2018, including Amazon, ChapmanBDSP, Cranfield University, FM Global, Institute of Refrigeration, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, NSIRC, OPITO, QinetiQ, Royal Academy of Engineering, SSE, UK Petroleum Industry Association and Wiley. INWED can only continue to flourish with the support of forward-thinking organisations such as these.
Highlights of last year’s campaign included over 150 separate registered events (plus numerous unregistered), 18 of which were from countries outside the UK including Brazil, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Zambia. The activities followed an incredible 900 downloads of the INWED resource pack from the INWED website. This together with an online presence that included a reach of over 1.2m people on social media, with the official hashtag receiving 34,000 impressions on the day and trending at number two on Twitter (second only to ‘bring your dog to work day’), meant that the day proved to be another global success.
Kirsten Bodley, CEO of the Women's Engineering Society says of INWED18:
"We are really pleased to have so much support for International Women in Engineering Day this year, where the theme is ‘Raising the Bar’. This chimes really well in the UK with 2018 being the ‘Year of Engineering’ and 100 years since (some) women gained the vote, whilst continuing to encourage global support and engagement in celebrating those who have visibly demonstrated their support for diversity in the engineering sector.”
If you or your organisation would like to participate in INWED18 celebrations, visit the INWED website to download the Resource Pack for ideas and help in planning your events. To keep updated with news and information about the day including the launch of the WE50 nominations you can also sign up to the INWED newsletter. www.inwed.org.uk
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Notes to the Editor
International Women in Engineering Day (INWED)
INWED is an annual event developed and coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate the achievements of women in engineering and inspire younger generations. INWED began as a national celebration in 2014, but after much international interest, the day became a global celebration for the first time in 2017. It takes place on 23 June – the date of the foundation of WES in 1919. For more details go to www.inwed.org.uk
About the Women’s Engineering Society
Founded in 1919, the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is a professional, not-for-profit network of women engineers, scientists and technologists offering inspiration, support and professional development. Although the world has changed since a group of women decided to band together to create an organisation to support women in engineering after the First World War, the need is very much still there. WES works in a number of ways to support women in STEM, to encourage the study and application of engineering, to promote gender equality and diversity in the workplace, and to award excellence and encourage achievement through our awards and grants schemes. WES will be celebrating its centenary in 2019. www.wes.org.uk
For further information about the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) contact: Women’s Engineering Society, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Herts. SG1 2AY Tel. 01438 765506 email info@wes.org.uk.
Top 50 Women in Engineering 2018 (WE50)
The WE50 campaign is coordinated jointly by the Telegraph and the Women’s Engineering Society. The 2018 campaign will be launched on 8 March 2018, for more details, visit: www.telegraph.co.uk/business/women-in-engineering/.
Images and logos
For further INWED images please contact Jess Aries at inwed@wes.org.uk, call the WES office on +44 (0) 1438 765506 or call Jess Aries, Events Manager on her mobile +44 (0) 7384 463037
