Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) launched its #1oftheMillion Women in STEM campaign on Monday, 20 April 2020 to celebrate that there are over 1 million women working in core STEM roles across the UK. Over the course of launch week, WISE started putting a face to the million by featuring women whose work is directly related to the global fight against Covid-19 and the campaign have now expanded further to build an interactive photo collage that celebrates the contribution women are making through science, technology, engineering and maths.
WISE is encouraging all women working in STEM to upload your photo and story, here, and to learn more about some of the inspiring women who are making a difference in their fields.
It is asking women to share:
- Their name and job title
- Why they’re proud to Be 1 of the Million women working in STEM in the UK
Using this information, WISE would like to highlight these women on their social media channels so that followers can see some of the personal faces behind the million women in STEM. By making these women visible, they not only want to recognise the important work they do, but inspire more women and girls to pursue their place in STEM.
One Million Women
The government’s data shows that, as of 2019, there are now just over a million women (1,019,400) in core-STEM – representing an increase of over 350,000 in the last ten years.
This means that women now make up 24% of the core-STEM workforce.
Extrapolating the trend in core-STEM from the last ten years’ data (2009-19) shows that we can expect to reach just over 29% women in core-STEM in 2030 – meaning a further push will be needed if we are to break through 30% and reach a ‘critical mass’ of women who will be able to effect real change.
For further information about this campaign visit https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/1ofthemillion