
A Majority of women in the motor industry say they would recommend it as a career to others.
A survey of 140 women in the industry, carried out by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), found that 71pc would recommend it as a career.
The survey was carried out as part of SIMI’s drive to encourage more women to join the sector and coincided with the recent 7th annual Women@SIMI event.
The survey found that 67pc of respondents believe women have become more visible in the industry in recent years. A majority also said their companies had increased the number of new female employees over the last three years.
However, more than 50pc believe women are under-represented in their organisation. And 40pc said women did not have the same opportunities for advancement as men.
Just 26pc of respondents identified themselves as being at director/board level in their organisation.