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Women in Engineering for Economy Recovery in Zimbabwe

Women in Engineering for Economy Recovery in Zimbabwe. Eng. M. M. Manyuchi (PhD) mmanyuchi@hit.ac.zw Department of Chemical and Process Systems Engineering Harare Institute of Technology. Outline. Background Zimbabwe Gender Statistics Women’s Access to Pre-Engineering Education

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Women in Engineering for Economy Recovery in Zimbabwe

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  1. Women in Engineering for Economy Recovery in Zimbabwe Eng. M. M. Manyuchi (PhD) mmanyuchi@hit.ac.zw Department of Chemical and Process Systems Engineering Harare Institute of Technology

  2. Outline • Background • Zimbabwe Gender Statistics • Women’s Access to Pre-Engineering Education • Women’s Representation in Professional Bodies • Women’s Representation in Governance • Government Policies • Awareness Campaigns to Tackle the Imbalance • Women Engineers Addressing Economy Recovery

  3. Background • Engineer - Combination of ingeniareandingenium -Latin roots -Design -Device -Cleverness • Woman - natural made creators - natural made developers • There is need for engineers to tackle economic recovery in Zimbabwe • Women Engineers can also be at the forefront

  4. Zimbabwe Gender Statistics…more women!!! 52% of the total population

  5. Women’s Access to Pre-Engineering Education: Case Study HIT Chemical Engineering Electronics Engineering Student women engineers compared to man ratios are as low as 1: 10 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

  6. Women Engineers in Professional Bodies: Case Study ZIE

  7. Women’s Representation in Governance

  8. Government Policies Empowering Women Engineers • Equal Opportunities Among Men and Women • Maternity Laws Provision • 50:50 Representation in Social, Political and Economic Sectors • Policies aligning women to the national thrust: • Indigenize • Empower • Develop • Employ

  9. Awareness Campaigns Empowering Women • Women’s Economic Empowerment Program • Gender Responsive Economic Policy Management • Collaborations with UNWOMEN and UNFPA • HIT involved in empowering the Girl Engineer

  10. Women in Engineering Role Models 1. Eng. Rujeko Masike – Industrial and Manufacturing Engineer Head of Department-IME at HIT Promoting engineering higher and tertiary education in Zimbabwe 2. Eng. Memory Nyoni – Mechanical Engineer Technical Director at REA Promoting rural electrification and use of renewable energy in Zimbabwe 3. Eng. Farai Mabhiza - Electrical Engineer ECZ Deputy Chairperson Associate Director at ARUP Promoting technical expertise through designs, planning and consultants

  11. Conclusions • Women engineers play a significant role in the economy • The Government and Society are playing are critical role in empowering women in Engineering • Our impact can further be enhanced by more women taking science subjects and enrolling in engineering programmes • As women are the best developers and designers

  12. Acknowledgment • Dr. Eng. Farai Karonga for his valuable input • Eng. Farai Mavhiya-Bhiza for her valuable input

  13. References [1] www. Wikipedia.org/Engineering [2] Zimbabwe Policy on Women, Permanent Mission of Republic of Zimbabwe to the United Nations, 1-6. [3] Genders In/Of Engineering, A Research Report, 1-16, 2006. [4] The Retention and Renewal of Women in Engineering, Engineers in New Zealand, 1-20. [5] A Characterization of Potential Women Engineering Administrators in Academia, Proceedings of the WEPAN-Women in Engineering Conference, 1-15, 2006. [6] ZimStat 2013 Census Results in Brief. [7] Zimbabwe 2013 National Gender Policy –Final April 2013

  14. THANK YOU QUESTIONS ????

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