b'22 Member News March 2023Equality, diversity and inclusionImproving our understanding of EDI within our volunteering community Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)In our EDI Strategy 2020-2025 we highlighted that an overarching area are core to our values and behavioursfor improvement is diversity data collection and monitoring and in 2022 at the IET. We want everyone to fulfilwe launched our first Volunteer EDI Survey. This was a key step in our EDI their potential and feel that they belongaction plan. in engineering and technology so thatThe anonymous survey was sent to all IET Volunteers throughout July. Thanks to all those who took part, we received a fantastic response fromtogether we can engineer a better world.over 800 volunteers. How inclusive is the IET for International22% volunteers?UK78% When asked about their experiences:CountryIn what country are you based? 21+ years88%of respondents 22%agreed or5 years andstrongly agreed that they wereunder35% proud to volunteer for the IETTenureHow long have you been a volunteer of the IET?11-20 years19%6-10 years24% 69%feltvaluedYes9%DisabilityPrefer not to say3% 81%Do you identify as disabled? said the IETis welcomingNo88%Yes9%Neurodivergence3% 75% Prefer notfelt supported to sayin their roleDo you consider yourself neurodivergent?Unsure10% Mixed1% 5%No78% 72%felt a senseBlackof belonging within the IETEthnicityAsian17%What is your ethnic group? Overall, we heard that the majority ofPrefer not to say2% volunteers felt valued and believed theOther2% IET is not only committed to improvingMale85% EDI but is able to bring about effectiveWhite72% change. But we also learnt that there are GenderFemale13% areas to improve, for example disabled With which gender do you most identify? volunteers were twice as likely to consider the IET exclusive and 20% of LGBTQ+volunteers considered the IET outdated. Other (included non-binary and Caring 60%do not prefer to self- With the insights weve gained were describe)2% developing and implementing a volunteer Do you have caringhave day to dayEDI action plan. Were looking at the data 40%responsibilities? caring responsibilities in depth, taking an intersectional approach and discussing what we can furtherdo to improve EDI for our volunteers. For any questions on the Volunteer EDI survey or other EDI related matters please contact inclusion@theiet.org'