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 […]
Women on STEM Apprenticeships 2016/17
The number of women achieving a Core-STEM apprenticeship has increased by 320 – a 7% growth on the previous year. The proportion has gone up slightly, reversing the more recent […]
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 […]