Engineering gender pay gap in UK less than feared but still requires action
Research published today by the Royal Academy of Engineering indicates that the gender pay gap is smaller in the engineering profession than the UK employee average. The mean (10.8%) […]
A new perspective on multitasking – Dads working from home
Written and compiled by WISE Young Professional Board Member, Alexandra Lawson. If we rewind back to March, a large proportion of us started a new journey of working from home and […]
Growing innovation through Gender Diversity
That we live in uncertain times is a cliché, but that does not make it any less true. Climate change and associated issues such as extreme weather, food, water, energy […]
Regional disparity of women in Core-STEM roles is cause for concern
The statistics quoted in this piece may differ from others previously quoted by WISE since they reflect the figures from the full calendar years of 2019 and 2020. Regional variations […]
University will host new WISE South East hub to support women and girls in STEM
Canterbury Christ Church University will host a new hub for the south east to bridge the gap between business, industry and education to inspire women and girls to take up […]
Who Inspired You to Become #1ofTheMillion?
How do you navigate your life and the world around you? A lot of us look to others, inspirational people, to help us answer this. Guides to help us […]
Women are needed to solve society’s greatest challenges
By Helen Wollaston, Chief Executive, WISE, the campaign for gender balance in STEM The recent global pandemic highlights the vital role science, technology, engineering and mathematics play in the world […]
WISE Ambassador, Dr Alison Vincent elected as Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Academy welcomes 53 leading UK and international engineers as new Fellows Fifty-three leading engineers from the UK and around the world have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy […]
Britain’s first ‘all female operated’ train service runs today
Network Rail and Southeastern launch landmark day for women in UK rail All female train crew and signallers team up in commuter first Network Rail to increase female workforce by […]
Annual Core-STEM Stats Round Up: 2019-20
There are two lessons which can be drawn from what’s happened in the last year in core-STEM, based on statistics for education, the workforce and boardrooms. Firstly, incremental progress, although […]