Although engineering continues to be a male-dominated profession, since 2010 both the percentage and number of women in engineering roles has increased. This report from Engineering UK uses data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to explore this trend in more detail, focusing on which engineering roles and industries have seen the most progress, in terms of gender balance – and which have seen the least.

Educational migration is a long-standing feature of Northern Ireland’s economy. In this new research Pivotal presents data from current students about reasons for leaving Northern Ireland for study elsewhere. The research also explored what might motivate people to return home after graduation or later in life.

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A new survey from global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman and the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) gives an insight to the challenges faced by the aviation industry in attracting and retaining diverse workforces.

This report seeks to outline the evidence on where equity and inequity exists in the science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) workforce. While there have been many reports and inquiries into equity and equality in the wider workforce, or around specific characteristics such as ethnicity, gender and disability in the STEM workforce, there have previously not been the resources available for an intersectional, sector-wide study.

The aim of this systematic literature review is to identify effective interventions that address key barriers and build critical assets and skills that females need to learn, apply, and thrive in the STEM subject areas.

It is the contention of this research paper that the total entry numbers of females into computing-related subjects in NI at GCSE and A Level is much lower than that of males and, importantly, that the primary causes of this differential stem from cultural stereotyping.

This report argues that by 2030, 33% of young people moving into STEM careers in NI should be girls and that government must aim to establish Northern Ireland as an exemplar STEM region.