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Women in STEM
A dedicated hub focused on women in STEM, highlighting key insights, navigating industry challenges, and exploring innovative solutions. This resource is designed to inform professionals and support businesses looking to enhance their D&I strategies while highlighting industry trends and strategies for success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
29%
women make up STEM workforce globally
12.4%
of STEM c-suite executives are women
35%
of STEM graduates are women
Watch Our Women in STEM Panel
Hear from inspiring professionals including:
- Beth Borody - Founder & CEO The Femina Collective
- Antonia Watson - Director, AW Coaching & Consulting Ltd
- Shari Hullitt - Business Manager, Life Science Division, CSG Talent
- Victoria Garcia - Founder, Quick Labs / CEO, BindEthics Ltd
They discuss challenges, biases, leadership, and the future of women in STEM. Hosted by Christina Shiels - CSG Talent, this panel offers valuable insights and actionable steps toward gender parity for both businesses and individuals.
Key Discussion Points
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Challenges and Barriers
The panellists discuss the challenges that women face throughout their careers, including lack of support and representation, being overlooked, imposter syndrome and systemic barriers.
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Stereotypes and Societal Norms
They explore the deep-rooted societal norms imposed on women and how these shape the workplace and influence their career paths.
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Mentorships, Allies and Advocates
The panellists discuss the value of women having leaders and mentors who will actively advocate for their career growth and open doors by creating psychological safety and allyship.
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Women in Leadership
The panellists explore ways to increase the number of women in leadership roles, including diversifying talent pools, boosting women's confidence to pursue leadership positions, and ensuring both advancement and retention.
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Increased Representation
They explore the importance of women being represented in both the workforce and leadership positions and how seeing women in these positions helps others recognise that these career paths and achievements are attainable.
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Practical Solutions
Some practical approaches to combat challenges and support women include:
- Mentorship Programmes
- Building Networks
- Flexible Working Policies
- Clear Progression Structures
I launched The Femina Collective a membership-based organisation for women in the natural resource industry. The whole idea is that we radically change the experience for women in the industry by ensuring that they are fully supported and feel confident and empowered in their roles. We take immense care of each one of our members so that they can showup in their roles knowing that they have a community behind them and the resources they need whilst facing challenges.
I think it’s important for women to see more women in the field, increased mentorship, and exposure. While there are so many paths within science, more awareness needs to be delivered to educate women on the opportunities and paths available to them. Having this knowledge can allow women to ask the right questions, source the most relevant opportunities and understand what they need to achieve this path. Having a great support network and women to aspire towards is a huge part in encouraging more women to develop a career in life sciences.
The gender imbalance in STEM, particularly in life sciences, is a real issue, and I would say a layered one. Some of the challenges women face are certainly systematic, others are cultural, and some are a mix of both. Specifically breaking into leadership roles and breaking through that glass ceiling makes it feel like its reinforced with steel beams.
When you attend conferences in STEM fields, you generally find that the percentage of women there is somewhere between 4% and 8%. It's important that the people that run these conferences and businesses realise that this needs to change.
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