International Women in Engineering Day 2025 – a blog from our Chair

23rd Jun 2025

For International Women in Engineering Day 2025 we spoke to the newly elected SoRSA Chair Libby Sands about their career pathway and their advice for people interested in the profession or becoming a SoRSA committee member.

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This year’s theme for International Women in Engineering Day 2025 is ‘Together we engineer’ – presenting the opportunity to promote the work that women engineers across the globe are doing, uncover personal stories and visions for the future.

We spoke to Libby her journey, career path and for her advice for people interested in entering the profession and getting involved with SoRSA.

 

My history in the Civil Engineering world

 

Libby Sands

SoRSA Chair and Independent Auditor 

If you want to progress there is nothing stopping you, if you want it enough’
You have the chance to change someone else’s life by showing them what they could achieve

 

 

Libby began her Road Safety Investigation/Road Safety Auditing life in 1989 when she joined Hertfordshire County Council, working with Dick Rainbird, who many consider to be the ’Grandfather’ of Road Safety Auditing.

Libby retired from full time employment in 2016 and now works as an Independent Auditor. Libby was elected as the SoRSA Chair at the 2025 Annual Conference last week, returning for her second term as Chair. 

Read Libby's blog

 

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