Jun 21, 2019
Marking International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on Sunday 23 June, HS2 Ltd has produced a short film which subverts the stereotype of what an engineer looks like, challenging the out-dated masculine preconceptions of an industry that is rapidly becoming more gender-inclusive. The short film stars Clara ...
May 22, 2019
With its latest research showing that improving the ratio of women to men in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) innovation by just 1% has the potential to increase company revenues in that sector by over £300 million per annum, WISE is in search of organisations and ...
May 22, 2019
Entry now open for the new Emerging Technology Award for those working with ground-breaking technology 2018 WISE Awards Winners WISE, the campaign for greater gender balance in STEM, is calling for women who are working at the cutting edge of technology to enter its new Emerging Technology ...
May 14, 2019
WISE, the ERA Foundation, STEM Learning, the Design and Technology Association and The Smallpeice Trust, to coordinate school outreach programmes for greater impact WISE calls for employers, universities and Government to act now to re-train women to take up jobs in tech. A new partnership, STEM Accord, ...
Apr 03, 2019
As employers file their 2019 gender pay gap reports, WISE warns that some companies will report bigger gender pay gaps in comparison with their 2018 reports. These larger gaps could be an indication that companies are starting to take steps to improve the representation of women in ...
Mar 08, 2019
Female healthcare scientists are invited to apply for NHS England’s prestigious leadership development scheme, aimed at mid-career healthcare scientists to develop leaders and increase their impact within their Trusts and beyond. Led by NHS England’s Chief Scientific Officer, the CSOWISE Healthcare Science Leadership Development Programme for NHS ...
Mar 07, 2019
New ‘Amazon Amplify’ programme includes a series of initiatives, adding to existing broader company programmes Last year, Amazon partnered with WISE (the campaign for gender balance in science, technology & engineering) to conduct research and help build a roadmap for companies across the UK to improve gender diversity, with the ...
Feb 18, 2019
In 2018, the WISE Young Professionals’ Board ran an Essay Competition for 10-15 year olds to write 500 words on an inspirational woman, past or present, in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths. The WYPB liaised with a number of schools and we received a fantastic number of ...
