Useful Information
Useful links
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Women in Science Photographs http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/sets/72157614810586267/ |
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WISE Women in Science & Engineering Promoting female talent in science, engineering and technology from classroom to boardroom |
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Inspiring women to achieve their potential as engineers, scientists and technical leaders |
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Athena SWAN AS Charter is a recognition scheme for UK universities and their science, engineering and technology (SET) departments www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan-charter |
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News, articles and events |
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Dedicated to promoting women engineers & scientists and inspiring girls to a career in engineering |
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Broad-based, grassroots organisation celebrating and supporting women in science |
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EDT The largest provider of STEM activities for UK youth. ww.etrust.org.uk/ |
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IET - Institution of Engineering & Technology Women in Engineering online Exhibition |
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Black heroes of Mathswww.icms.org.uk/news/black-heroes-maths-free-download-poster |
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IOP - Institute of Physics- Women in Physics Group Our committee aims to reflect the varied careers of women physicists in industry, commerce, academia, teaching and research |
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Our mission is to open up a world of possibility to girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a network of positive female role models who inspire and empower them to thrive |
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Bringing Engineering to Girls. For today and the future. Robogals UK, a unique student-led volunteering initiative, was set up with the aim of increasing female enrolment in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) courses at universities |
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American Mathematical Society Celebrating women mathematicians. www.ams.org/publicoutreach/posters/poster-women-in-math |
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Tomorrow’s Engineers Information and resources about the amazing careers in engineering. Also run a schools programme to help inspire the next generation of engineers www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/ |
Useful Resources
Fabulous poster promoting Women in Maths, produced by Julia Munch PhD, University of Liverpool /www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/maths/documents/Maths,EDI,Poster,Competition,-,Julia,Munch.pdf
Britain’s got talented female engineers. Successful women in engineering: A careers research study Led by Atkins in partnership with Royal Academy of Engineering, BP and Rolls Royce. Sept 2013
Women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics: a strategy for Scotland - April 2012 The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Why aren't engineering firms employing more women? Girls are missing out on jobs The UKRC – WISE report reviewed the evidence and recommendations from 29 recent research reports and has come up with 8 practical suggestions for a new approach
The UKRC's UK Statistics Guide on Women in Science, Engineering, Technology and the Built Environment 2010 WISE -Women in Science and Engineering - Data analysis using a conceptual framework for gender segregation in SET.
UKRC - WISE Research Reports - a selection of reports regarding women in STEM