STEM industries have skills shortages; nine in ten STEM employers are finding it hard to recruit people with the right skills and it’s costing them £1.5bn each year. Given that, it makes sense to make the best use of the talent we already have in STEM. We know that the ...

Beth Probert from the WISE Young Professionals’ Board shares her top tips on how to engage young people with STEM. The Next Generation Research by the charity Education and Employers (E & E) suggests that the career aspirations of young people in the UK don’t align with the careers that ...

Helping members improve gender balance in their business Women make up only 24% of core-STEM roles within the UK and represent the largest under-used talent pool across STEM industries. WISE’s change-proven Ten Steps have helped over 180 businesses across the UK improve gender balance in their STEM fields. More women ...

The gender pay gap regulations have brought “unparalleled transparency”,  Minister for Women Victoria Adams told a packed room at the Royal Academy of Engineering’s annual diversity and inclusion conference on 28 January 2020, with data from almost 12,000 employers now publicly available through the government’s Gender Pay Gap Service website. ...

As another year flies by we find ourselves in 2020 already! The WISE Young Professionals’ Board rounded off a really successful 2019 by recruiting some new faces ready to kick off 2020 to a flying start. This year was particularly competitive, with some incredibly talented applicants. We are delighted to ...

The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report this morning provides plenty of food for thought. The fact that women’s economic participation and opportunity is regressing is something that we need to tackle now. The report suggests that two of the reasons for the regression are the fact that many jobs ...

Christmas is fast approaching – there’s still time to get last minute gifts, and WISE Young Professionals’ Board are here to help. We have come up with a STEM holiday gift list for all the budding engineers and scientists among your Christmas list. Bloxels (aged 8 – 18 years) | ...

The 2019 WISE awards were held on Thursday the 7th of November at the prestigious 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. 8 Northumberland Avenue has become a WISE favourite and it is not the first time the venue has been selected by WISE. The evening was hosted by Fran Scott. Fran started ...

Sponsored by Intel The WISE One to Watch Award looks to identify young women who are working to change the image of girls and women in STEM. This award is designed to identify and share stories of young women who are passionate about STEM and what they do – not ...