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Women in Science

Women in Science Photographs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/sets/72157614810586267/
Women in Science and Engineering

WISE Women in Science & Engineering

Promoting female talent in science, engineering and technology from classroom to boardroom

Women's Engineering Society

WES Women Engineering Society

Inspiring women to achieve their potential as engineers, scientists and technical leaders

Athena Swan Logo

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 

LivWiSE News, articles and events
IEEE WIE

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

Science Grrl TN

Science Grrl

Broad-based, grassroots organisation celebrating and supporting women in science

Dragonfly EDT

EDT 

The largest provider of STEM activities for UK youth. ww.etrust.org.uk/ 

IET

IET - Institution of Engineering & Technology

Women in Engineering online Exhibition

ICMS

www.icms.org.uk/news/black-heroes-maths-free-download-poster 

IOP

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

The Girls' Network TN

The Girls' Network

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

Robogals

Robogals

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
AMS

American Mathematical Society

Celebrating women mathematicians. www.ams.org/publicoutreach/posters/poster-women-in-math 

Tomorrow's Engineer

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

 

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