Women everywhere are shaping the future of engineering, electronics, science, and education, and the element14 Community is celebrating the women who make it happen.
Women are building, testing, teaching, and transforming technology, yet their stories often go untold. With #InspireHerFuture, we aim to:
Whether you’re a student, an early‑career engineer, a maker, an educator, or a seasoned professional in your career or field, we want to hear your story. Tell us about your journey, projects, lessons learned, challenges overcome, and the advice you wish someone had told you, to help spark the next generation of innovators.
Help us show the world what women in STEM can do, and inspire others to follow in your footsteps.
If you know a woman who inspires you through her creativity, resilience, leadership, curiosity, or passion for engineering or science, you can nominate her. Share a short note about the impact she’s made, big or small. With her permission, we may feature her story or invite her to participate more fully. If that woman is you, you can also nominate yourself and share your own story.
Innovation grows when all of us recognise, elevate, and amplify the voices shaping our industry. That’s why we’re inviting everyone, colleagues, classmates, mentors, friends, and allies to get involved.
Every post, story, and nomination helps us inspire the next generation of innovators.
We will review submissions and may publish selected stories on the element14 Community, subject to moderation and consent. We actively moderate posts and comments to keep this space constructive and respectful.
Competition submissions are open until 30 April 2026 (23:59 GMT). See full Terms & Conditions for details.
Inspire Her Future was created to make space for the experiences, projects, and voices that already exist within the element14 Community, and to ensure they are seen, valued, and respected.
As Community Director, my role is to help create and protect an environment where people feel comfortable sharing their work and journeys, and where conversations remain constructive, supportive, and welcoming.
This campaign isn’t about highlighting one type of path or success. It’s about bringing together many different stories; from students, makers, educators, and engineers, and learning from the diversity of experience within our community.
Thank you to everyone who chooses to take part, whether by sharing your own story, nominating someone else, or simply engaging thoughtfully and respectfully.
Our panel of community judges will select winners across three categories:
How winners are chosen: Entries will be assessed by element14 Community staff based on the quality, insight, and impact of each submission. Only a limited number of entries will be selected for prizes.
Prizes: A combination of Farnell/element14/Newark shopping vouchers, Amazon vouchers (subject to regional availability), and selected technology products and kits, plus a featured spotlight on the element14 Community. Exact prize details and values vary by category and region, see full Terms and Conditions and details below.
