A level results show steady but slight progress

This year’s A level results continue to show a positive trend although progress is slow with many core-STEM subjects lagging behind on female participation.
How to be the best ally to women in STEM

Using whatever influence or power you have to ensure that everyone has their voice heard is essential, says WISE Award STEM Ally winner Paul Williams of Bloomberg, who will be joining the WISE Conference 2025 speaker programme.
Changing attitudes and refocusing for gender parity

Professor Dame Athene Donald will be giving the keynote address at the WISE Conference 2025. She spoke to us about refocussing wider participation initiatives to achieve gender parity without lowering admission criteria.
Every engineer needs to be visible for outreach work to have impact

Ahead of her talk at the WISE Conference on 30 September, Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, recipient of the Princess Royal’s WISE Lifetime Achievement Award at the WISE Awards, talks about how outreach work is overdue a change in approach.
From potential to power: women in STEM leadership – what did we learn?

From potential to power: women in STEM leadership – what did we learn? On 19 May we held a WISE knowledge sharing event for our members focusing on the topic […]
Inspiring futures: how Pfizer is using My Skills My Life to bring STEM careers to life for girls

Inspiring futures: how Pfizer is using My Skills My Life to bring STEM careers to life for girls We recently worked with Pfizer to showcase the exciting opportunities within the […]
Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2025

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2025 “As engineers, we are changing the world.” — Deborah Berebichez, physicist and STEM advocate Today, on #INWED2025, we join a global celebration of the incredible […]
Inspiring the next generation of scientists

Inspiring the next generation of scientists We recently caught up with a fantastic role model and Chief Scientific Officer for Scotland, Catherine Ross. She has had an incredible career to […]
Defence – offering diverse opportunities for women in engineering

Engineering has always been an industry that is synonymous with a male workforce, but engineering in defence has an even bigger challenge in ensuring a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Get to know Obiye and Natasha

Get to know Obiye and Natasha Northumbria University’s Centre for Digital Supply Chain Excellence shared some of their fantastic role models with us. We caught up with two inspiring women […]