Maternity leave has long been considered one of those high points of life but low points as far as a career is concerned. A recent survey by Hays on behalf of Building showed that 90% of the female respondents said that having children adversely affected their job prospects.
And we know that we lose a lot of women at this career juncture, with statistics from the Engineering Council showing that 57% of women drop off the engineering professional register at around the age of 45 compared to 17% of men.

Welcome to the first newsletter from my new Company, Towards Vision. I am Dawn Bonfield, an Inclusivity Engineer! I will use this newsletter to keep you informed of my work over the coming months in the area of Inclusive Engineering, and if you don't know what that's all about, then read on to find out more. I will also be learning as I go along. And please do get in touch with ideas and suggestions.
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