Currently reading: Car industry strives to raise female representation

Manufacturers are setting bolder gender targets as Autocar honours women excelling in senior automotive roles

The meeting that took place in Gaydon last month should have been just like any other for Joana Fidalgo, an engineer working across departments within Jaguar Land Rover investigating new materials – except for one thing. “I looked around and then the penny dropped: I was surrounded by women.

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