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As we start the strangest of new years, we are excited to share with you some new activities we are involved with, and how you can help. The WISE community is about practical, positive action. How much time do you have today to get involved? ...

At the end of the year when the need to focus on inclusion was more important than ever, thank you to every one of you for supporting gender balance in STEM, supporting WISE, and each other...

We know how important role models are to encourage more women to consider careers in STEM, and so last week we asked women in STEM to share who inspired their journey...

This quote was one of many at our fantastic Ten Steps Measuring Progress event this week – over 70 business leaders met together to look at how they have used the WISE Ten Steps to drive real change in Diversity and Inclusion in their organisations...

We know that a strong community helps drive real change in gender balance across STEM by working together. We are very proud to lead with the launch of our new Northern Ireland WISE Hub...

This month we published our analysis on this years A-Levels results, hosted an energy-packed webinar on our new ‘Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion‘ course, and welcomed Government Science and Engineering Profession and Pall as new WISE Members.

We know keeping gender balance in STEM on the agenda is more important now than ever. That’s why we’re here to help. Have a look at our resources for members and for everyone, and if you have any you think we should add, please let us know. This month, we’re excited to share the latest competition from our Young Professionals Board – aimed at 7 – 14-year-olds...

Since launching our #1ofTheMillion campaign last month, we've had over 700 women in STEM upload their photos to the site and have reached over 1,000,000 users on social media already...but we don't want to stop now!

That's why we’re asking you to take part in our #1ofTheMillion Day on Wednesday 10 June (2 days to go!) to help keep this celebration going and to share with the world the faces behind the million...

Over the years, we have transformed the face of this workforce. Last year, we reached the significant milestone of 1 million women working in core STEM in the UK. To recognise the vital contribution women are making, and to further build community during this difficult time, we’re asking you to help put a personal face to the million...

We need to ensure that gender balance stays on the agenda now more than ever. We have brought together many other organisations to unite our voices and share our resources as we need community now more than ever...

In the current uncertainty, the team at WISE is here to support you. In times like this, community is more important than ever as we can help each other to deal with similar challenges. In the bewildering mass of material flying around social media, WISE will share practical help, based on evidence of what works in a STEM context...

As the April deadline looms for publishing gender pay gap reports, check out our recommendations from new research on closing the gender pay for engineers, published last month by WISE members the Royal Academy of Engineering with the analysis done by us...

Today marks WISE’s 36th birthday, and 2020 is our most exciting year yet, with celebrations of the 1 million women now working in STEM, and 20 years of HRH the Princess Royal as our patron....