Hundreds of professionals gathered for AeroWomen 2025 in Yeovil recently to celebrate women's contributions to aerospace.
Around 265 engineers, directors, and innovators, at various career stages, attended the event.
They delivered speeches, participated in panels, and shared experiences at Westlands Entertainment Venue.
Now in its fifth year, AeroWomen aims to offer an inclusive and welcoming environment for a professional network of women from all sectors of the aerospace industry.
Former AeroWomen chair and Leonardo final-year mechanical technician apprentice, Freya Woollett, opened the event.
Attendees included the Rt Hon Justine Greening, chair of the Purpose Coalition; Adam Dance, the Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil; Sarah Dyke, the Liberal Democrat MP for Glastonbury and Somerton; and the chair and CEO of Leonardo UK, Clive Higgins.
Mr Higgins said: "Women are taking action in aerospace to make vital engineering contributions at the very cutting edge of our future-facing innovation."
Jessica Sanchez, aerospace product support engineer, hosted a panel discussion around the theme of this year’s event, ‘Leading by Example: The Power of Role Models in Advancing Women in Aerospace’.
Jessica said: "I hope that women felt represented at today’s event, so they can feel empowered and energised to take those vital next steps."
Professor Fiona Clark invited attendees to consider themselves as role models, saying: "I found myself becoming the role model I couldn’t find in my life."
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