The UKRC, the Government’s leading organisation advancing gender equality in the key sectors of science, engineering and technology (SET), has just launched a new report entitled "Women Mean Business: Why Gender Equality is Essential in Science, Engineering and Technology".
It reveals some shocking statistics on how women are frequently under-represented in SET occupations, how they often do not use their SET-related degrees and fail to reach the boardroom of top SET companies.
But the report, launched at Westminster in London today in front of MPs, invited delegates and women working in SET, also offers some practical solutions on how to not only reverse this imbalance but boost business performance.
The report coincides with the launch of the new Equality Act 2010 which will put further pressure on employers to recruit more women to comply with strengthened discrimination legislation coming into force in October.
