2019 Workforce Statistics – One million women in STEM in the UK
Summary Introduction For the first time ever, there are over one million women working in core-STEM roles in the UK. With the target for 2020 hit, we are looking […]
Women on Boards 2019
Overall, when it comes to getting women into the boardroom the trends for FTSE 100 companies are positive, with more women overall, more women in executive roles and more companies […]
Core STEM Graduates 2019
Introduction The number of core-STEM female higher education qualification achievements (Levels 4-6 – henceforth referred to as ‘graduates’ for simplicity) increased between 2018 and 2019, continuing the trend of recent […]
Analysis of 2019 A Level Core STEM Entrants and Results
1,930 more core STEM* A Levels have been awarded to girls in 2019 than in 2018, while the number awarded to boys has dropped by a similar amount (1,792). Girls […]
Analysis of 2019 A Level Core STEM Entrants and Results
1,930 more core STEM* A Levels have been awarded to girls in 2019 than in 2018, while the number awarded to boys has dropped by a similar amount (1,792). Girls […]
Women In STEM Apprenticeships 2018/19
The percentage of core STEM apprenticeships started by females has, once again, increased, so that in the 2018-9 academic year one in ten core-STEM apprenticeships were started by females. The […]
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 […]
Boardroom Statistics 2018
Progress being made by the biggest STEM companies, but the FTSE 250 companies have more work to do. FTSE 100 For the first time, the majority of the companies indexed […]
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 […]