Resources

Women on Boards of FTSE 100 Companies

Date Published: 13 September 2016

In this year’s list, there are only 6 companies across the FTSE 100 with only one woman on the board and 60% of companies now have more than two women on the board of directors. Within the STEM sector the number of companies reaching this milestone has increased significantly since 2015 (Table 1). However, the STEM sector still lags behind the non-STEM sector where 65% of companies have hit this benchmark.

People Like Me Network Rail pack

Network Rail and WISE have worked together to produce this People Like Me pack. Network Rail were one of the founding partners of the People Like Me original pack. Their bespoke pack sets out a range of exciting opportunities that are available at Network Rail. It equips teachers and STEM Ambassadors, careers advisors and others with materials that can show girls from a diverse range of backgrounds that, if they continue with at least one STEM subject post-16, they are likely to have better career prospects and more career choice.

Apprenticeship Achievements and Starts 2014/15

Date Published: 8 September 2016

Whilst it is reassuring to see that the number of women taking key STEM apprenticeships has increased over the past four years, the proportion of female apprenticeships remains small. It is extremely disappointing to see that the overall percentage of female STEM apprentices remains static and that there has been no significant increases in the uptake of these apprenticeships by women in this period.