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Women want better workwear

Added: 6 October 2009. Last updated: 6 October 2009.

Women in engineering jobs need to have clothing available to them at work that is suited to their day-to-day activities.

That is the view of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), which claimed that science and technology jobs for women have the same problem. The organisation explained that more than 65,000 women working in these sectors have to cope with inappropriate clothing in the workplace.

Jan Peters, president of the WES, claimed that females are being put off entering careers in technology, science and engineering due to clothing. She said: “We need the makers of safety wear – work boots, high visibility jackets, protective gloves and the like – to cater for our needs.

“We don’t necessarily want fashion – although we want to look smart and professional – we just want clothes that fit!“
Women and Manual Trades and the Association of Women in Property have joined with WES to run a survey on the issue.

Click here to complete the survey