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According to new research by WISE<\/a>, the campaign for gender balance in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the UK is set to have 1 million women working in core STEM\u00a0roles by 2020<\/h2>\n

The research reveals that there are over 900,000 women currently working in STEM<\/a> and an estimated 200,000 women with STEM qualifications will reach working age within the next 2 years. The news was announced at WISE\u2019s 2018 Awards presented by the Patron of WISE,\u00a0HRH,\u00a0The Princess Royal.<\/p>\n

In her welcome speech,\u00a0HRH,\u00a0The Princess Royal, said the WISE goal of reaching 1 million women in STEM was within reach if employers could recruit just half of the 200,000 thousand girls estimated to be studying STEM<\/a> subjects. She also said it was very important to continue to encourage girls to be curious and explore the opportunities opened by science, technology and engineering.<\/p>\n

WISE\u2019s annual Awards\u00a0recognise inspiring individuals and organisations who are actively working to promote STEM to girls and women and drive change. Costain, Network Rail, EDF Energy, and BAM Nuttall were among some of the companies who collected Awards.<\/p>\n

Helen Wollaston, Chief Executive Officer for WISE, said: \u201cWe need UK employers to do more and follow the great example of our Award winners who are leading the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have managed to get more women into engineering and technology, removed barriers preventing women moving up through the ranks and seen the benefits of doing so in terms of improved business performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe great news is that there are more women than ever before coming onto the labour market with engineering and technology qualifications. If employers manage to recruit just half of these women, the UK will have achieved a major milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n

WISE also wants to see an increase in the proportion of girls choosing maths, physics, computer science and engineering, as well as making it easier for women who did not study these subjects at school, college or university, to obtain the relevant qualifications later in life.<\/p>\n

Wollaston added: \u201cThere is a major opportunity for companies in the UK to step up their efforts to ensure they retain the women they already have in STEM roles, as well as opening doors for those who may want to retrain from other roles or return after career breaks.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmployers can benefit from re-training women who already work for them, many of whom would jump at the opportunity to learn new skills and have a more interesting role with better pay and prospects. This will also help with the gender pay gap. Network Rail<\/a> who won our Career Award is a great example of how companies can make a real difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

With women representing just 16% of those in IT,\u00a0Trudy Norris-Grey, WISE Chair and Microsoft Managing Director, said: \u201cThe step closer to 1 million women in STEM is fantastic, however, \u00a0we have much more to do in the technology industry as it is not making the progress that is being seen elsewhere in STEM industries.<\/p>\n

\u201cFaced with a huge growth in demand for technology skills in every sector of the economy, we have to increase the number of women working in tech or face a severe skills shortage. We don\u2019t want women to lose out on future jobs and nor can business afford to lose out on their talents and contribution.\u201d<\/p>\n

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