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International Women’s Day
With 8th March being International Women’s Day,
it’s a time of year to celebrate the success and achievements of women around
the world. This year’s theme is break the bias and it’s in place to further dismantle
gender bias, discrimination and stereotyping.
Jobs that are related to Science, Technology, Engineering
and Maths, typically have a history of being male dominated. With these
categories grouped together and referred to as STEM jobs, they are often highly
competitive, sought after careers that pave the way for the future.
However, things are starting to change and there is now a
year on year increase of women entering these jobs. Although, still a long way
to go, women now make up a notable 24%
of the STEM workforce in the UK. In certain segments of the job market,
unfilled STEM positions are growing at a rapid rate. Therefore, to help solve
this problem, the number of woman in STEM related jobs needs to continue
increasing.
One way to ensure that a wider demographic of people become
qualified in STEM fields is to provide more visible role models. With more diverse
role models in STEM fields, people will be inspired and influenced when they
are making life changing decisions about their career. Through this, those from
underrepresented backgrounds will realise it’s possible to have a STEM job,
something that has previously turned people away from these fields. As a result
of a wider demographic becoming available to fulfil these roles, the UK’s STEM
skill shortages can be closed.
We are happy to say that during the month of February, over
50% of Pareto’s change and transformation candidates were women. With our keen focus
on gender, we have managed to create a diverse candidate population. This is
important to us because we are providing a wide variety of people with career
development opportunities. With the help of people from different genders and
backgrounds, organisations have a higher chance of discovering potential creative
solutions, leading to more successful change and management projects.
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