1. Women in Engineering for Economy Recovery in Zimbabwe
Eng. M. M. Manyuchi (PhD)
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 Woman - natural made creators - natural made developers
Engineer - Combination of ingeniare and ingenium
-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!!!
Total
Female
Male
Total population
Women are 52% of the total population
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
Grade
Total registered
Active
Male
Female
Past president fellow 7 5 6 1
Honorary fellow 2
Fellow
102 70 68
Member
682
404
388 16
Associate member
112 33
Technician
357
119
Graduate member
349
320
294 26
Graduate technician
370
153
150 3
Member (Temporary)
188
182
Technician (Temporary) 44 43
TOTAL
2213
1340
1284 57

7. Women’s Representation in Governance
Public Service Institute
% Women
Parliament of Zimbabwe House of Assembly 24
Parliament of Zimbabwe Senate 14
Cabinet Ministers 20
Permanent Secretaries 26
Public Service Principal Directors
Public Service Directors 33
Public Service Deputy Directors 28
Supreme and High Court Judges 29
ZRP Deputy Commisioners 25
Zimbabwe Defense Forces Highest Levels
Oppa-Women
Muchena-Higher Education
Boka-President
S. Nyoni-SME’S

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
United Nations Population Fund

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, [4] The Retention and Renewal of Women in Engineering, Engineers in New Zealand, [5] A Characterization of Potential Women Engineering Administrators in Academia, Proceedings of the WEPAN-Women in Engineering Conference, 1-15, [6] ZimStat 2013 Census Results in Brief. [7] Zimbabwe 2013 National Gender Policy –Final April 2013

14. THANK YOU
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