Business & Industry
Diversity in STEM Q4 2021
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Ensuring diversity in recruitment of new talent
Diversity not only makes good business sense but also helps create a well-balanced team and one that represents your customer base. There has never been a more exciting time to be involved in National Grid Gas Transmission, where we are at the centre of plans to decarbonise the UK’s energy system. At the same time,...
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The energy sector is working to attract more female engineers
Major efforts are under way within the energy sector to bring greater diversity to the workforce. Women have traditionally been under-represented in the engineering workforce. Within the energy sector, that has been a long-standing issue with women only forming a fraction of engineers operating in the field. But the landscape is changing with organisations such...
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Diversity: A work place for everyone
Supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace can help create a happier and more engaged workforce. A workforce with diverse outlooks and backgrounds can be a critical factor in accelerating innovation and bringing new ideas into an organisation. To attract and retain a wider diversity of employees, the evidence is clear that a working environment...
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The importance of commercial data science
As data science moves from its infancy, a new standard of commercially focused data science is emerging. We all have a vital role to play in shaping our industry. Data science is routinely cited as the most important emerging field. Yet it’s still early days for an industry that is just starting to explore its...
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A spotlight on women working in STEM
Four women from Safran share their experiences of working in STEM and advice for anyone considering a career in the sector. I am in charge of customer support and industrialisation for helicopter and fast-jet manufacturing programmes. I led our first on-site meeting for International Womens’ day and from there we set up a day with...
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Why aerospace companies need to drive an increase in gender balance
Improving gender balance will make aerospace companies more innovative and profitable. So, what are businesses in the sector really doing when it comes to increasing diversity? There is more to engineering that you might think, says Victoria Foy, EVP of Safran Seats GB, part of the wider Safran Group which operates in the aviation, defence...
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Why we must celebrate our engineering heroes
Much has been made of the challenge that faces us in achieving gender equality across the engineering workforce. Role models play an invaluable role in helping inspire the next generation. As reported in June 2021 by Engineering UK, women make up 14.5% of all engineers. This represents a 25.7% increase in women in engineering occupations...
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Why utilities companies have an obligation to be accessible to all
The utilities industry — which needs to attract a range of skillsets to meet net zero challenges — is working hard to demonstrate its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Historically, the utilities industry has been characterised as predominantly white and almost exclusively male. But companies in the sector are doing their best to change...
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Addressing disparities in male and female salaries
Newly published data shows gender pay disparities for mid-career tech workers and how employers can close the gap. Previously unpublished data from the WISE Exploring Pathways into Tech Careers research, released in September, shows women who have been in a tech workforce career for between 6-10 and 10-20 years’ experience a slump in their salaries...
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Early engagement is crucial for STEM careers
Nearly half of young students going to university or college each year study a STEM subject. Encouragingly, within that group of 18 year olds in the UK, there is a slight over-representation of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, applying UCAS’ multiple equalities measure (MEM), which combines the effect of many measures of disadvantage into one, shows there...