The ICE and its members showcased civil engineering as a career for women this week, marking National Women in Engineering Day 2015 on 23 June. Women account for 10% of ICE's membership and female applications to the ICE are slowly rising, with graduate numbers at 18%. But the UK still has the lowest percentage of women engineers in Europe, at less than 10% across all disciplines. Latvia, Bulgaria and Cyprus lead with nearly 30%. A range of activities took place to inspire young women and help industry tackle the barriers to attracting and retaining more women.
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