Author: P. Isaac, D. Bergsagel and S. Conneely (AKT II)
1 June 2016
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P. Isaac, D. Bergsagel and S. Conneely (AKT II)
The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 6, 2016, Page(s) 3
What makes an engineering practice attractive to women, asks Margaret Cooke of Integral Engineering Design. Could it just be a happy, healthy, friendly and flexible workplace that appeals to everyone – regardless of gender?
Anne Fuller has been an Institution chief examiner, has designed challenging buildings all over the UK, and is now director of Capita’s civil and structural engineering division in the North. She discusses her career with Jackie Whitelaw and wonders whether talking to girls at school is really all we have in our armoury in the battle to increase diversity in the profession.
This month we bring you another question from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is deflected shapes. Answers will be published in the July issue.