GetSET Women Blog
Each month a different woman describes her choice of career on our blog.
It is a fascinating snapshot of women who are in a minority - inventors, experimenters, engineers, technicians, scientists, researchers and more.
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Jennifer Sampson: You never know how it might turn out until you try!
I had already chosen to study History, English and French at A-Level when I was one of a group of Fifth Formers taken along to a careers fair in Leeds where, by chance, I got chatting to a chemical engineer. Despite my own father teaching me…
Computer Science: It's a girl thing
WISE recently teamed up with Intel and The Institute of Physics to offer an engaging workshop for school girls on women and girls in STEM at the Big Bang Science Fair in London. As part of the event WISE invited inspirational female role…
From Bus Driver to University College London via a pair of DM's
What did you want to be when you grew up? When I was five, I wanted to be a London bus driver, but when I was twelve my world turned upside-down. My mother died of a brain haemorrhage leaving just me, my Dad and my younger brother and…
Keep sexism out of space: Kicking up a stink about Lynx Apollo
When I turned 30, I decided that I wanted to be an astronaut. My friends thought me crazy, but I gave myself the challenge of getting to space before I was 40. You can imagine my excitement upon hearing that a competition, promising the prize…
Putting Gender on the Agenda for advanced manufacturing and engineering
Sarah Sillars, chief executive of Sector Skills Council Semta
As the new chief executive of Semta, my aim is to improve the skills of the UK advanced manufacturing and engineering sector. Semta is bucking the trend by appointing a woman to…
Melissa Terras - On not being Superwoman
A year since returning from maternity leave to her full time academic role, Melissa Terras finds herself frustrated that people keep calling her Superwoman. Here she explains how she balances having three pre-school aged children and…
17 year old Megan Turner wins Outstanding BTEC Student of the year
Megan Turner is a 17 year old Engineering student from Loughborough. She is the winner of the BTEC Student of Science and Engineering award and the Overall Outstanding BTEC Student of the Year in the National BTEC Awards.
From quite a young…
Marta Garcia-Santamaria: Loving every minute of being an Electrical Project Engineer at JLR
Because I grew up loving Maths and Science, I knew from an early age that I wanted a Science-based career. So, when it came to choosing my degree course in Madrid I decided that Physics was the way to go, as it would provide a strong…
Blog debate: Get girls on track for STEM careers - What works and what doesn't work?
The UKRC - WISE recently published a press release 'Girls are missing out on jobs' which identified that despite the skills shortages in England, we are still not tapping into the female talent pool.
Girls continue to opt for English and Art…
Rebekka Bishop - Award winning inventor & WISE Inspirational Woman
Born in Croydon, Greater London on 02 January 1980, my father brought the family to the New Forest to work as a Chemical Engineer at Fawley when I was 21 months old. I progressed from Lymington Infants to Arnewood Sixth form in New Milton…
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