What is STEM?

Women in STEM Statistics

Although women have been becoming increasingly prominent in the areas of medicine, business and law, they remain underrepresented in STEM careers.

Graph courtesy of wisecampaign.org.uk

What is #WESLottieTour?

#WESLottieTour takes place as part of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2019 which runs between 4- 8 November. This is the fourth time we've embarked on a Lottie Tour and this year's, organised by Engineering UK, looks set to be more exciting than ever! You can read about previous #WESLottieTour here.

It’s nearly that time of year again... #WESLottieTour! During #TEWeek19, WES members and other volunteers will be posting photos of @Lottie at their places of work to show the range of careers available within engineering. We can’t wait to see all of the photos!! @Tomorrows_Eng pic.twitter.com/jIAHcNJchB

— Women's Eng. Society (@WES1919) November 1, 2019

#WESLottieTour and women in STEM jobs

#TEWeek19, conducted by WES (celebrating 100 years this year!), aims to change the perceptions of engineering among young girls, their teachers, parents and friends by inspiring them to pursue careers in STEM fields. During the week, Lottie accompanies members of WES and the YMB (Young Members Board) to work where she is photographed in lots of interesting engineering settings and scenarios. The photographs are then uploaded to social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can view the photos by searching #WESLottieTour

Why Lottie?

By shipping dolls to a range of workplaces, #WESLottieTour certainly gives girls plenty of opportunities to see future roles for themselves in the exciting and ever-changing world of engineering.

Our range of STEM toys and accessories have been created to stimulate young imaginations and encourage curiosity - essential skills for budding engineers!

Many of our new dolls have been based on the ideas sent to us by imaginative and creative children from around the world as part of our ongoing toy design competition.

https://www.lottie.com/blogs/competitions/inspired-by-real-kids

We believe that precious moments spent in exploration and invention, in childhood, will lay the foundations for incredible achievements in adulthood.

Learn about STEAM with these double sided

#WESLottieTour Posters! 

Download poster side 1 here

Download poster side 2 here

Encourage your child to reach their STEM potential. Check out our collection of STEAM focused dolls here!