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 […]
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 […]
Core STEM Graduates 2018
The number of female higher education qualification achievements (Levels 4-6 – henceforth referred to as ‘graduates’ for simplicity) in Core STEM subject areas increased in 2018 from the 2017 number, […]
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 […]