Powerlink and the Australian Power Institute (API) are revelling in recent news that a record number of female engineering students graduated last year from the University of Queensland.
In 2016’s last semester women engineers made up 26%of all UQ graduates – well above the national average of 17%.
The API, which is strongly supported by Powerlink, has been contributing to the successful Women in Engineering (WE) program for four years.
According to API Board Member and our own Manager Primary Systems Design Trevor Jacobs, women engineers are important for businesses like ours as diversity is proven to generate better performing and more creative teams.
“Women engineers contribute productively towards technical solutions and problem solving. Research shows female engineers can help eliminate silo thinking, foster innovation and help break down prejudices and subconscious biases,” Trevor said.
For the past few years Powerlink female engineers have also attended information sessions for high school students and UQ students at UQ to promote engineering careers.
UQ’s engineering cohort has seen significant growth in female graduates since 2012, when they numbered 21%.
