Over the years, the number of women in financial services in the UK has steadily grown, with Catalyst reporting that women made up 43% of the workforce in 2019. However, sadly this isn’t the full picture. When we look closer at the type of roles women hold within this industry, there are signific...

On Wednesday 24th March, we hosted our first technology event for attendees based in Ireland! This event was targeted towards students and recent graduates who identify as female and are interested in starting their careers in the tech industry. The event was a huge success, we welcomed 370 atten...

New research has shown that black women are more likely to feel like they belong in STEM if they have access to black female role models. BAME Women, and especially black women are still vastly underrepresented in the UK STEM workforce and in STEM education. According to BBSTEM, just 6.2% of UK d...

As a woman, have you ever found yourself using the phrases “I may be wrong, but…”, or “I’m not an expert in this, but…”, or excessively using the word “sorry…”? Research has found that women are much more likely to use self-deprecating or ‘softer’ language in the workplace. Let’s take a closer lo...

On Wednesday 21st April, we are excited to be hosting a UK-wide STEM Women Technology Event! This virtual event will attract STEM students and recent graduates who identify as female from universities across the UK. Attendees will have a passion for technology and will be looking to begin their c...

On Thursday 11th March, we hosted our very first graduate careers event for Australia and welcomed 322 attendees and 17 fantastic employers. Our exhibitors included Lion and Hitachi ABB Power Grids who had representatives presenting a speaker session and sitting on our panel, plus Accenture, Chev...

We are thrilled to be hosting our very first STEM Women event focused on technology careers in Ireland. Taking place on Wednesday 24th March 2021, the event has already attracted some impressive companies from the tech industry, including VMware, Aer Lingus, Qualcomm, Optum (UHG), Amazon, Telynx,...

Happy International Women’s Day! We wanted to celebrate by giving our community a run down of some of the exciting things our partnered employers have organised both externally and internally. From exciting events to employee initiatives, webinars and courses, take a look and get involved!   EY I...

We are thrilled to be hosting our very first STEM Women event in Australia on Thursday 11th March. Throughout the event we will have a “Live Presentations” area where attendees can hear speakers from a range of different companies, all sharing their personal career journeys, offering advice to at...

In 2020, women accounted for just 24% of the core STEM workforce. A recent report by WISE stated that women occupy just 16% of tech roles. However, the divides in STEM do not just link to gender. Black, Asian and minority ethnic people, and in particular BAME women, are vastly underrepresented in...