The public appears to have a higher regard for of engineers than the engineers have of themselves, according to a survey published yesterday.
Women tend to have a higher regard for them than men, but those surveyed as a whole were more reluctant to recommend their daughter for an engineering career than their son.
However, people think engineering is for others: 76 per cent would recommend it for young males, but only 47 per cent for their sons and 46 per cent would recommend it for a young female but only 33 per cent for their own daughter.
Continue reading “1992_09_september_engine”