Could you be a STEM Role Model?

The best way for women and girls to see themselves working in a STEM role is through having inspirational STEM role models.

In 2017 Matrix commissioned a study on Women in STEM. They spoke to girls studying for their GCSEs and A-levels who told them that their career guidance often didn’t explain the opportunities that studying STEM subjects could offer them. They said that if they were good at science subjects, they tended to be pushed towards narrow, vocational STEM studies like medicine.

In fact, the broader STEM subjects like engineering or computer science offer much wider career choices and flexibility. Matrix wanted to bring together some examples of women from Northern Ireland who have great careers in STEM. These interviews, which can be read in the Matrix Women in STEM – Role Models report tell you about their path through education, their careers and achievements, and why they love doing what they do.

As part of the Women in STEM study, Matrix also produced some videos showing Northern Ireland women in STEM careers, talking about the work they do and what inspires them.