YEIP Recognizes: International Women in Engineering Day

June 23 marks International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) – a day that celebrates the remarkable achievements of women and non-binary people in engineers around the world.

• International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) plays a vital role in encouraging young women and girls to pursue careers in engineering
• The Women’s Engineering Society first launched International Women in Engineering Day in 2014 in the United Kingdom – over the years, the observance grew to an international event in 2017
• INWED highlights the important contributions that women and gender-diverse engineers make in their communities through their engineering work