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At its Spring Meetup in March, the Women Automotive Network surveyed 408 attendees from 35 countries about diversity in the automotive industry. Here are some survey highlights.
- 53% said a “lack of education and industry awareness” are the reasons there are few female mechanical engineers in the industry.
- 47% cited education as the solution to improving diversity in the industry.
- 40% said they turn to mentors outside work, as opposed to management or colleagues, indicating a large number of women in the sector don’t think they can trust their employers for advice and/or career development opportunities.
- 29% said mentorship programs are the key to career success.
- 68% said they “take opportunities as they come.”
- 20% said their employer “lacks career opportunities.”
- 47% said they “could keep this pace up for a while, though not forever,” and 36% said they “could keep this up indefinitely,” suggesting that the automotive sector provides long-term career stability.
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