About us
Who we are
The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is a charitable company founded in 1919. We are the oldest professional network of women engineers in the world and the largest in the UK. Our vision is of an engineering industry that employs the diversity of the society it serves to solve the biggest societal issues of our time. Our mission is to support women in engineering to fulfil their potential and support the engineering industry to be inclusive.
Our culture and values
Every employee and volunteer is a custodian of our history, and a contributor to our future. We’re collaborative, empowered, and inclusive.
Equality, diversity and inclusion policy
The Society aims for the highest possible standards of ethical conduct in all of its activities and expects the conduct of individual employees to reflect this.