Employers should welcome STEM returners to tackle skills shortages
A guide published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Prospect trade union, is offering advice to STEM employers on how to recruit career returners.
Record number of entrants vying to win at prestigious First Women Awards
The First Women Awards are known for recognising and celebrating pioneering British women whose achievements are opening opportunities for others and this year, with a high calibre of finalists, [...]
Women face turbulent conditions navigating the male-dominated maritime industry
Women seeking a career in shipping face multiple challenges ranging from education and recruitment to on board atmosphere and ignorant management.
US Labour Department accuses Google of gender pay discrimination
The US Department of Labour has accused Google of discriminating against its female employees after it claimed to have found “systematic compensation disparities”.
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson to continue record-breaking mission
Record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is set to spend an additional three months on her mission after breaking the spacewalking record.—FWOT
BAME women academics in STEM face ‘compounded disadvantage’
Female academics at universities experience consistent disadvantages across multiple aspects of their working lives according to research released today by the Equality Challenge Unit.
Successful companies nurture original, innovative thinking and encourage ideas
Unless organisations are harnessing the talents of their entire team, male and female, they are putting themselves at risk of delayed growth and difficulty in sustaining a long-term future.
Get girls coding – International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day today, Code Kingdoms produced a video to encourage more young girls to be #BoldForChange and consider learning how to code.
