Sunday, 7 March 2021
  • Login
  • Home
  • LSJ TV
  • LSJ Magazine
  • Siren Radio
  • The Linc
  • Cygnet PR
  • Style Guide
  • Privacy Policy
  • About LSJ
LSJ News
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Arts and Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
    • Travel
  • Business
  • Community
    • Education
    • International
    • Viewpoint
  • Politics
  • Science and Technology
    • Environment
    • Health
  • TV
  • Magazine
LSJ News
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Arts and Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
    • Travel
  • Business
  • Community
    • Education
    • International
    • Viewpoint
  • Politics
  • Science and Technology
    • Environment
    • Health
  • TV
  • Magazine
No Result
View All Result
LSJ News
No Result
View All Result
Home Community

Journalist Kate Russell to present – ‘Why aren’t more girls taking up stem subjects?’

Douglas Worth by Douglas Worth
March 29, 2019 - Updated on October 29, 2019
in Community, Education, Science and Technology
Reading Time: 3min read
0 0
A A
0
Journalist Kate Russell to present – ‘Why aren’t more girls taking up stem subjects?’

Journalist Kate Russell is to give a talk about – why aren’t more girls taking up stem subjects? – At the University of Lincoln as part of the annual Glanville lecture. The Eleanor Glanville Centre is an interdisciplinary centre for inclusion, diversity and equality at the University.

Known for being a regular on the BBC’s technology programme Click, she has also won multiple awards for best technology blog and featured in the top 50 most influential women in UK IT by Computer Weekly magazine two years running.

The event will take place in the Isaac Newton Building lecture theatre on Thursday 4th April at 6pm, with a wine reception at 7. It’s free but booking is essential.

She will speak about the under-representation of women in STEM professions – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, despite them being 46% of the UK workforce.

Government figures show that only 15.5% of UK STEM jobs are filled by women, excluding medical professions, and that figure almost half’s to 8% when you look at engineering jobs. The number of women working in the tech sector has fallen also from 17% to 16%.

However, research conducted by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills found that 49% of women will hold a degree-level qualification compared to just 44% of males by 2020.

And that girls are currently outperforming boys in GCSEs and A-levels, with more women graduating from university than men. Although only 12% of engineering and technology undergraduates are female.

One of the main issues is known as the pipeline issue (leaky pipeline), where women will discontinue their educational or career paths, resulting in an under-representation in STEM fields.

Efforts to overcome the leaky pipeline involve creating educational opportunities that appeal to young girls.

The Newton academy, created as part of the University’s Athena Swan project, run a series of Saturday morning science- and technology-themed workshops for 10 – 14-year-olds, consisting of hands-on activities and projects to inspire and enthuse the next generation of female scientists and engineers.

The Academy aims to inspire and encourage girls to develop their confidence, their enthusiasm for STEM, essential problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

They hope to challenge any preconceptions that may prevent them considering post-16 study in STEM subjects and to pursue science and technology careers.

Previous Post

Instatourism- Lincoln Castle Offers Exclusive Tour to Instagram Users

Next Post

Lincoln City Held at Home by Macclesfield

Douglas Worth

Douglas Worth

Related Articles

Will Lincoln residents continue to wear a face mask when it is no longer the law?
Health

Will Lincoln residents continue to wear a face mask when it is no longer the law?

by Kaia Nicholl
March 5, 2021
0

Over half of Lincoln residents say they will stop wearing a face mask as soon as they are no longer...

How your old laptops are helping the community
Community

How your old laptops are helping the community

by Hannah Richardson
March 4, 2021
0

Nearly 1.8 million children in the UK don't have access to a laptop or desktop, with thousands in Lincolnshire still...

‘I genuinely thought the flu jab hurt more!’

‘I genuinely thought the flu jab hurt more!’

February 25, 2021
Lincoln celebrates 9 years of Fairtrade

Lincoln celebrates 9 years of Fairtrade

February 25, 2021
https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25447/perseverance-deploys-its-parachute-illustration/

Ingenious: NASA’s “Mars helicopter” is to make the first powered flight on another planet

February 25, 2021
How to laugh your way to better health

How to laugh your way to better health

February 25, 2021
Next Post
Ten man Lincoln City held in 1-1 draw with Northampton Town

Lincoln City Held at Home by Macclesfield

MORE FROM LSJ NEWS

Will Lincoln residents continue to wear a face mask when it is no longer the law?

Will Lincoln residents continue to wear a face mask when it is no longer the law?

March 5, 2021
Lincoln’s first Taco Bell Drive-thru approved by City Council

Lincoln’s first Taco Bell Drive-thru approved by City Council

March 4, 2021
Take it off! Revealed – the designers of ITV’s The Masked Singer’s costumes

Take it off! Revealed – the designers of ITV’s The Masked Singer’s costumes

March 4, 2021
UK offers to host more Euro 2020 games

UK offers to host more Euro 2020 games

March 4, 2021
How University of Lincoln students are running the distance for mental health

How University of Lincoln students are running the distance for mental health

March 4, 2021

TRENDING

  • LSJ TV: Our latest news bulletin

    LSJ TV: News Summary 09/12/10

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 5 players who could be part of Jose Mourinho’s summer clear-out

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • “It’s A Scary Time” A Small Business in Lincolnshire Struggles with a Future of Uncertainty

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Lincoln City’s dramatic rise and their ambition to climb further

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • ‘We would be one of the last to go’ – Lincoln City chief

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
LSJ News

© 2020 LSJ News - Part of the School of English and Journalism at the University of Lincoln

Useful Links

  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Arts and Entertainment
  • Business
  • Community
  • Politics
  • Science and Technology
  • TV
  • Magazine

Social Links

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Arts and Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
    • Travel
  • Business
  • Community
    • Education
    • International
    • Viewpoint
  • Politics
  • Science and Technology
    • Environment
    • Health
  • TV
  • Magazine

© 2020 LSJ News - Part of the School of English and Journalism at the University of Lincoln

Welcome Back!

OR

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

OR

Fill the forms below to register

*By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.