>I admit other branches of engineering might look differently, no clue about it. I'm a materials engineer I work at a large scale industrial plant (1000+ emplo

>I admit other branches of engineering might look differently, no clue about it. I'm a materials engineer I work at a large scale industrial plant (1000+ employees). Our diversity statistics are probably even bleaker than amongst software/IT type engineers. There are woman in engineering management positions at my work. Not a lot -the number probably reflects the overall workforce makeup. I'd estimate my workplace is greater than 95% male. Some areas of the company are much more diverse than engineering, notably HR, Accounting/Finance and relevant to this topic our IT department. My Sister is a mechanical engineer she works in government planning. Previous to this role she worked at a power plant. According to her the public sector much more diverse than private.