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Study highlights the lack of recognisable role models and women in STEM

UK workers in STEM struggle to name key role models in their industry and are more likely to recognise the Big Bang Theory’s Dr Sheldon Cooper over celebrated real-life scientists and mathematicians, highlights new research.

TVSquared: why perfect is the enemy of good for women in STEM roles

Women and ethnic minorities face barriers returning to STEM careers

STEM returners are more ethnically and gender diverse than those already in the industry, yet age bias and COVID-19 are barriers to re-entry too

How empowering young women can solve the STEM shortage

The talent shortage in STEM is at crisis level, is plugging the gender gap in the sector the solution?

The STEM Gap – Addressing the challenges young women still face

It’s crucial we continue to tackle the discourse around women and STEM

Healthcare systems need more women at senior level

Professor Nora Colton is on a mission to improve healthcare systems around the world

Confidence gaps and “systematic issues” bar women (and women of colour) from leadership roles

In yesterday’s online event, participants discussed the barriers holding women back from leadership roles in the tech industry

Has the way that the STEM industries treat women changed?

The STEM industries are dominated by men. Here Pooja Malpani, Head of Engineering for Bloomberg Media, shares how she shunned the stereotypes.

Women’s Equality Day: assessing the gender gap in STEM

Over 100 years since women secured the right to vote, will it be another century before they achieve equality in STEM?

How STEMettes helps young women solve problems using tech

Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, Founder of Stemettes on improving STEM take-up in young women, staring in a music video and Brexit.