Walk into most engineering firms, and you will find the same picture: a sea of men in high-vis, and perhaps one or two women in a back-office role. It is a dynamic the UK industry has been trying to change for decades, and in 2026, the statistics still make for uncomfortable reading. According to EngineeringUK's Engineering and Technology Workforce May 2025 Update, women make up just 16.9% of the UK's engineering and technology workforce compared to 56% in every other occupat