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In recent years, there has been no lack of media coverage lamenting the lack of women in STEM – and rightly so. In 2019, the UK celebrated a landmark moment, with more than one million women working in core STEM roles for the first time... Read more

, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

New figures from Bradford Manufacturing Weeks 2021 show that in four years, the initiative has cumulatively brought more than 15,000 manufacturing experiences to the district’s students... Read more

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

Engineering firm Dice has set out to challenge a stereotype by providing equal opportunities for female engineers in what is traditionally seen as a male-dominated field... Read more

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

The pandemic has seen a boom for women in executive and leadership positions, as a new study has found the number of women participating in such roles doubled throughout the pandemic... Read more

POLITICS & ECONOMICS

Supply chains are the lifeblood of modern business, and the pandemic made it clear that many businesses did not take the necessary contingency measures to ensure they survived the events of a prolonged quarantine... Read more

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Rockwell Automation has been awarded the Diversity and Inclusion Programme Award by the Society for Women Engineers - the world's largest organisation advocating for further inclusivity for women in the STEM fields - an area they are still greatly... Read more

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

A panel at the 2020 Global Manufacturing and industrialisation Summit (GMIS) discussed the potential for a more gender-inclusive manufacturing sector, discussing ways to address the gender pay gap, potential policy measures and practices to further.. Read more

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Ahead of International Women’s Day, we caught up with Dr Rowena Sellens, CEO of Econic Technologies, to find out more about her role and how more women can be encouraged into STEM careers... Read more

POLITICS & ECONOMICS

Data analysis by LinkedIn reported that STEM had more women enter the field over the last four decades than any other. Philanthropist and former general manager at Microsoft, Melinda Gates, said: “Innovation happens when we approach urgent... Read more

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

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