18-540: (Redirected from WES ) [REDACTED] Look up Wes or wes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wes or WES may refer to: Organizations [ edit ] World Education Services , United States and Canada (founded 1974) Wiltshire Emergency Services , South West England (1998–2014) Women's Engineering Society , United Kingdom (founded 1919) People [ edit ] Wes (given name) ,
36-537: A list of people and fictional characters so named Wes Madiko (1964–2021), Cameroonian musician William Wesley (born 1964), American basketball executive Wesley "Wes" Correa (born 1962), American–Puerto-Rican basketball player Places [ edit ] Outer Hebrides or Western Isles , IIGA country code Wesel (district) , Germany (on vehicle registration plates) Westmorland , county in England (Chapman code in genealogy) WES Commuter Rail ,
54-434: A professional society with membership grades based on qualification and experience, the society promotes the study and practice of engineering and allied sciences among women. WES is represented by groups. The work of the groups focuses on: The society produces the journal The Woman Engineer which was edited by Caroline Haslett in its early years. The journal contained technical articles in its early years but now gives
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108-468: A view of work in engineering disciplines and women's involvement in them. The digital archive of the journal is held by the Institution of Engineering and Technology . The Women's Engineering Society holds an annual conference, a student conference and regional workshops and networking events. In 1969, President Verena Holmes left a legacy to fund an annual lecture to inspire school girls. Run by
126-557: Is a United Kingdom professional learned society and networking body for women engineers, scientists and technologists. It was the first professional body set up for women working in all areas of engineering, predating the Society of Women Engineers by around 30 years. The society was formed on 23 June 1919, after the First World War , during which many women had taken up roles in engineering to replace men who were involved in
144-616: Is a mentoring scheme for engineers, inspired by the WES President Petra Gratton (née Godwin) in 2000. The scheme was a collaborative project with national network of women scientists (AWISE). It was a mentoring scheme to help women in their career and to support them back into engineering after a career break. MentorSET has been funded by DTI, the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET, and BAE Systems . In 2015
162-688: The 1920s and 1930s included Verena Holmes , Hilda Lyon and Margaret Partridge . Pilot and engineer, Amy Johnson , who was the first woman to fly solo from the United Kingdom to Australia, was a member of WES and served as president between 1935 and 1937. A registry of members from 1935 shows there were members from across the world, such as the United States of America, including sociologist and industrial engineer Lillian Gilbreth , and Germany, including Asta Hampe and Ilse Knot-ter Meer . The Society celebrated its 95th year in 2014 with
180-511: The MentorSET programme was relaunched with funding from DECC, now BEIS and Women in Nuclear and is now relevant to women working in science and technology as well as engineering. Members are drawn from women who have entered the profession through routes varying from traditional apprenticeship to higher education leading to graduate and further degrees. The participation of male engineers in
198-690: The Verena Holmes Trust, the first lecture tour was in 1969 during the first UK Women in Engineering Year. It was delivered at various venues to children aged nine to eleven to encourage their interest in engineering, The lectures were given by leading engineers with Mary Kendrick giving the lecture in 1981. Members provided the 'technical women power' for the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) buses that were launched following
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#1732776380208216-635: The WISE Year in 1984, an initiative that continued into the 1990s. In 2014 WES set up an outreach programme called Magnificent Women (and their flying machines) which replicates the work that women did during the First World War in making aircraft wings, and this was aimed at secondary school girls. The programme was discontinued in 2018 as the Society refocused its campaigns on supporting the engineering industry to be more inclusive. MentorSET
234-830: The free dictionary. Wes or WES may refer to: Organizations [ edit ] World Education Services , United States and Canada (founded 1974) Wiltshire Emergency Services , South West England (1998–2014) Women's Engineering Society , United Kingdom (founded 1919) People [ edit ] Wes (given name) , a list of people and fictional characters so named Wes Madiko (1964–2021), Cameroonian musician William Wesley (born 1964), American basketball executive Wesley "Wes" Correa (born 1962), American–Puerto-Rican basketball player Places [ edit ] Outer Hebrides or Western Isles , IIGA country code Wesel (district) , Germany (on vehicle registration plates) Westmorland , county in England (Chapman code in genealogy) WES Commuter Rail ,
252-605: The launch of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on 23 June 2014. To this day the Society continues to organise INWED and set the annual theme. The Society celebrated its centenary in 2019 with the launch of the WES Centenary Trail, a project to highlight the historic stories of women engineers. Society members have advised the UK government on evolving employment practices for women. Constituted as
270-454: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wes&oldid=1256811532 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wes [REDACTED] Look up Wes or wes in Wiktionary,
288-405: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wes&oldid=1256811532 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Women%27s Engineering Society The Women's Engineering Society
306-452: The military effort. While it had been seen as necessary to bring women into engineering to fill the gap left by men joining the armed forces, the government, employers, and trades unions were against the continuing employment of women after the war. The Restoration of Pre-War Practices Act 1919 gave soldiers returning from World War I their pre-war jobs back and meant many women could no longer work in roles they were employed to fill during
324-440: The war. This led a group of seven women, including Lady Katharine Parsons , her daughter Rachel Parsons , Lady Margaret Moir , Laura Annie Willson , Eleanor Shelley-Rolls , Janetta Mary Ornsby , and Margaret Rowbotham to form the Women's Engineering Society, with the aim of enabling women to gain training, jobs and acceptance in engineering fields. The Society's first Secretary was Caroline Haslett . Early members in
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