Lack of female representation in engineering programs and the workforce is a problem facing the engineering profession. U of T Engineering has worked hard to address the inequality, as covered in an Engineers Canada article, “Wanted: More Female Engineers,” in The Globe and Mail (Special Section, May 26).
Lisa Camilleri, Assistant Dean, Academic HR & Diversity has seen a lot change at the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering over the years. “Although overall the number of female professors is just under 17 per cent,” she said, “in five years the female assistant profs can become [tenured] associate professors. Five years after that – full professors. It will take time, but slowly we’ll see considerable change in how the Faculty looks. Already, when we recruit at high schools, the girls now have so many more faculty members they can relate to.”
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