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The study used a literature review, qualitative research, and a large-scale quantitative study. A total of 150 participants took part in 26 focus groups and 50 in-depth interviews for the qualitative research, and 1,507 engineers completed online surveys for the quantitative research. Similar research was conducted in 2017.
The literature review found that the engineering profession acknowledges the need to improve equality, diversity, and inclusion due to three reasons:
While limited literature exists on the impact of #MeToo and Black Lives Matter on engineering, they have initiated conversation and debate and encouraged a commitment to improvement.
The literature review findings also highlighted that whilst industry-wide initiatives have been taken to increase inclusivity, more work needs to be done to achieve cultural change.
