How Women in STEM Can Help a Post-Pandemic, Post-Brexit Britain
GATESHEAD, UK – According to 2019 figures from the UK Government, there are now just over a million women (1,019,400) in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. This translates to an increase of more than 350,000 women (24%) entering these areas of work. While this may be encouraging to hear, there is still a long way to go for gender equality in these male-dominated industries. The target of additional women in STEM was reached for the 2020s. For the 2030s, the target is 1.5 million women in STEM occupations, which would makes 30% of this workforce filled by women. According to the Harvard University Institute of Politics, 30% is the “critical mass” level where a minority group of women would have the ability to influence real change. In a post-pandemic, post-Brexit world, women in STEM have become more important than ever, as these two events have highlighted issues within these sectors.