Women in STEM Apprenticeships 2017/18
Generally, in 2017/8 the trend in Core STEM apprenticeships was for women to account for a higher percentage of apprenticeship starts the higher the level of the apprenticeship. Given that […]
2018 Workforce Statistics
With over 900,000 women in core STEM occupations* we are on track to reaching WISE’s goal of 1 million women in core STEM in 2020. The number of women in […]
Analysis of GCSE STEM Entries and Results 2018
Girls continue to outperform boys in the majority of STEM subjects at GCSE. Overall GCSE entries have increased, and STEM entries are on the rise too – representing 43% of […]
Analysis of A Level Core STEM Entrants and Results by Girls 2018
The popularity of core STEM subjects is soaring, despite the overall number of A Level entries across all subjects falling. There has been a 4% increase in girls taking STEM […]
Women in STEM Workforce 2017
Women make up 23% of those in core STEM occupations in the UK and 24% of those working in core STEM industries. The trends are very positive, with more women […]
Women on Boards 2017
The UK’s top companies continue to increase the representation of women on their boards. Of the companies listed on the FTSE 100, 46 are classified as STEM and 54 as […]
Analysis of GCSE STEM entries and results 2017
Girls continue to outperform boys across most STEM subjects and entries by girls continue to grow across many subjects, despite a drop in STEM entries overall. Despite overall GCSE entries […]
Analysis of A level core STEM entrants and results by girls 2017
The number of girls entering key core STEM subjects has increased, despite the overall number of A level entries across all subjects falling. However, girls still remain under represented across […]
Women in the STEM Workforce 2016
There is a mixed picture across the Core STEM workforce in 2016. Whilst it is positive to see an increase of 13,000 more women working in Core STEM occupations, the […]
Women on Boards of FTSE 100 Companies 2016
WISE analysis of female representation on FTSE 100 Boards 2016 In this year’s list, there are only 6 companies across the FTSE 100 with only one woman on the board […]