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A new report says less than ten per cent Britain's engineers are women. This is the lowest figure all European countries. Vince Cable, the UK Business Secretary, told reporters that this would be an "enormous problem years to come". He said one the biggest areas that needed more women was computer science. Many women graduate university degrees computer science, so Mr Cable did not understand why there were so few female computer engineers. He suggested that many companies had a "psychological barrier" women becoming engineers. He said: "Half all state schools don't have a single girl doing physics. We are only tapping half the population."

The British government has started a new campaign to get more women engineering. It is called "Tomorrow's Engineers Week" and started November the 4th. Mr Cable said the launch: "Engineering has a vital role to play the future UK industry. It is important that we act now to ensure businesses have access to the skills they require to enable them to grow." A spokesman Siemens UK said Britain needed to "help young people understand how an engineering [training programme] can lead to a rewarding career". The campaign website said it would "showcase all the exciting businesses and industries…that rely the work creative engineers."

 


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