More than a quarter of workers in Scotland’s renewable energy industry are female, a new survey has claimed.
The O’Herlihy & Co survey, on the eve of International Women’s Day, found that 28% of renewable staff in Scotland were women.
Industry body Scottish Renewables, which commissioned the report, said the findings were a good start for the sector but that more needed to be done to increase female involvement.
“Having 28% of women working in renewables in Scotland is a good starting point for what we hope to be an increasing figure as the industry expands into emerging sectors such as wave, tidal and offshore wind,” said director of policy Jenny Hogan.
“It’s clear that more work needs to be done to improve on this but we’re confident that existing projects, such as Scottish Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology at Napier University, and new networks, such as Women in Renewable Energy Scotland, will go some way in doing just that.”
The survey looked at more than 540 firms across the sector, and found the Scottish renewables industry currently employs around 11,695 people – up five per cent on 2012.
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