Higher Education Statistics 2016
Date Published: 8 February 2017
There was no significant change in the number of women graduating from UK universities with a core STEM degree in 2016 compared to the year before. Women made up 25% of the total, the same as last year and the year before. Just over 22,000 women graduated in 2016 in the five core subjects most relevant to construction, engineering and technology, compared to over 65,000 men.
From Classroom to Boardroom: The STEM Pipeline
Date Published: 9 November 2016
Today the STEM worker shortfall is estimated to be approximately 69,000 thousand per year. Without drastic change, UK key growth industries risk stalling and the UK has the potential to fall even further behind other European countries. A press release at the WISE Conference , on 10 November 2016 highlights one potential solution – to focus on the 50,000 girls turning away from a STEM education every year. Without significant change to increase the potential number of skilled STEM practitioners leaving education, the labour force skills shortage will only deepen.
Women in the STEM Workforce 2016
Date Published: 9 November 2016
This demonstrates that some progress is being made, but as the STEM sectors continue to grow, the rate at which women are taking up jobs does not compare to that of men.
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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.
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.
STEM 2016 GCSE results
Date Published: 26 August 2016
The 2016 GCSE results show that there has been an increase in the number of STEM subjects taken by students. Girls are taking more STEM subjects and achieving better grades at GCSE.
STEM 2016 A-Level results
Date Published: 19 August 2016
The 2016 A-level results show the proportion of girls taking core STEM subjects has held up, but a worrying drop in the number of girls taking A-level physics, a core entry requirement for a career in engineering.
Higher education statistics 2015
Date Published: 3 February 2016
Fewer women graduated from UK universities with a STEM degree in 2015 than in 2014 (nearly 6,000 fewer, a drop of 5%). A total of 22,130 women graduated in 2015 in the five core subjects most relevant to construction, engineering and technology:
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