STEAM Subjects Gender-balanced Representation 2021-05-26
2021-05-26
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Currently, only one in five technology workers are women. The government has initiated skills bootcamps with the aim of increasing female participation.
What steps is she taking with the Secretary of State for Education on increasing gender-balanced representation in take up of STEAM subjects? Currently, only 20% of tech workforce consists of women. Skills bootcamps have seen 47% female attendees among 2,799 participants, indicating progress.
The Government are committed to increasing opportunities for women in science and technology. Skills bootcamps have seen 47% female attendees among 2,799 participants. The courses on women in data and software were oversubscribed by four times. Another £43 million is being invested to provide an additional 16,000 places.
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The response does not specify concrete steps beyond the existing initiatives and investment.
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STEM subjects have been crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery. The question focuses on promoting careers in these fields, particularly stem cell research for women.
Science, technology and biomedicine have been at the forefront of our response to the covid-19 crisis and they will help us on our road to recovery. What steps is my hon. Friend taking to ensure that we get more people into those careers, including stem cell research for women?
My hon. Friend is right: bioscience has been crucial during the pandemic, with chemists, biochemists, and biologists leading our way out of covid. We work through science learning partnerships to increase take-up of triple science at GCSE—chemistry, physics, and biology—to ensure more young people can become future scientists.
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The response does not address stem cell research specifically for women or provide concrete steps beyond general initiatives.
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