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Women in STEM 2021
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How your passion for STEM can positively impact millions of people
The technology sector provides limitless opportunities for women and girls to break the ‘geek’ stereotype and find a career path in STEM that suits their strengths and interests. Q: Are there any myths you’d like to dispel about women in engineering? A: There is a perception that computer science is for a particular type of...
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Huge opportunities are opening up in STEM
Not many women realise the opportunities a career in STEM can bring. One woman reveals how a love of maths took her into the world of 5G. One of the factors that increasingly draws women into engineering is the multiple choices of career it offers. Máiréad Cullen is a case in point. She is the...
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The sky is the limit in software engineering
Since graduating from university in 1999, Edel Kelly has been working in software development and now works at a global leader in cloud customer experience and contact centre solutions. During my career, I have designed applications for multinational companies. I am now responsible for leading a team of talented engineers. We are developing software that...
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Supporting female leaders is a key driver of innovation and growth
The medtech and engineering industries are tackling horizontal and vertical segregation in STEM careers by sharing best practice and industry foresight through a business group. Women represent the largest pool of untapped labour in the world. Our ambition is to make Ireland a world leader in gender leadership for STEM. We are driving this work...
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STEM skills deliver rewarding medical devices careers
At West, a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, 37% of global team members are female and its Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) aims to attract more women. Here, two women discuss why and how they got into their STEM careers. Q: How did you get into in the medical devices industry? A: Emma Kennedy, Senior Specialist and Value Stream Lead says: “I never imagined I’d...
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Making a difference in a male world: A female perspective in engineering
Female school leavers have more opportunities than ever before and a career in engineering is one of them. Here is what they could be looking at. For the latest generation of women currently leaving school, engineering may not be their first choice of career, but for many it should be. Traditionally seen as a male...
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STEM role models at an early age can help inspire the next generation
Three employees from leading medical device company share their career journeys in STEM so far and how increasing diversity across the industry can help provide better solutions for all. How does female participation in STEM contribute to your work? Having diverse teams helps to foster meaningful innovation which is one of our core company values....
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Empower, educate and mentor for STEM
Women are still under-represented in STEM. What is being done to help improve female representation in the industry? The face of STEM is changing: after years of effort, a greater number of women are entering the industry, but preconceptions persist that this is not a career for females. Many firms are actively encouraging women to...
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Why it’s time to shout louder about the opportunities of STEM careers
Three women from a leading biopharmaceutical company reveal what it’s really like to have a STEM career — and why it’s vital to persuade more girls to study STEM subjects. To attract more young women into STEM careers, it’s imperative to bust some myths about the STEM sector, believes Caroline Rocks, Senior Programme Manager at...
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Women in STEM can help create a more inclusive and sustainable world
Many companies say that they are encouraging women into STEM – but what does that mean in practice? Global drinks company Diageo has a ten-year action plan called Society 2030: Spirit of Progress, to help create an inclusive and sustainable world. One of its aims is to attract more women into STEM careers. Here three...