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Two-thirds of Engineers Entered the Career to Change People's Lives, According to New KLA Research
Report Highlights Female Engineers are Passionate About Engineering Despite Barriers to Entering the Field; KLA Corporation's New Engineering Inspiration
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[{"type":"text","content":"Report Highlights Female Engineers are Passionate About Engineering Despite Barriers to Entering the Field;\n KLA Corporation's New Engineering Inspiration Report Showcases Motivators, Passions and Challenges to Entering the Engineering Field\n\n\nMILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced the KLA Engineering Inspiration Report, a new multi-regional research that shows engineers are extremely passionate about possibilities that the field provides. The inaugural report notes roughly two-thirds (65%) of engineers and students indicate they entered the field to create something that might change people's lives. \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/806571/KLA_Corporation_Logo.jpg\nOverall, nearly two-thirds of engineers (64%) indicate they are just as, if not more, passionate than they were when they entered the field. While there is no statistical difference in those numbers (women: 61% and men: 64%), women are faced with additional challenges such as the lack of family engineering role models and a later introduction to the engineering career path than their male counterparts. Further, 59% of female engineers say they were challenged in that STEM was not considered an appropriate field for women when they were on the path to engineering. The data speaks to the perseverance of women in engineering to continue in a career with a high level of passion despite the barriers they faced along the way. \nThe KLA Engineering Inspiration Report reveals the motivations, inspirations and major challenges on the path to becoming an engineer. As the gap between the supply and demand of engineering talent across industry sectors has increased, KLA found it critical to better understand the unique needs of those who choose the career path to encourage a more diverse set of people to explore the engineering profession. To gain insights, KLA commissioned the survey of both students and engineers in five regions which include the U.S., the U.K., China, Taiwan and Israel to assess their feelings, the drivers behind success and the barriers to entry that we need to work together to overcome. \nOn the launch of the report, KLA's Chief Executive Officer and President Rick Wallace commented, \"The insights gleaned from the Engineering Inspiration Report offer the opportunity for us to customize the KLA wo...