By: Aparna Sreevalsan
NEW research analysing Universities and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS) data from employment lawyers Richard Nelson LLP, shows that the number of women applying for engineering courses has doubled in the last decade (2011-2021). It shows there has been a 96 per cent increase in female undergraduate applications.
Results by girls in their A levels in STEM subjects has been steadily on the up but a significant gender gap is always visible in the engineering courses as the number of male applicants is around 125,000 as compared to just under 30,000 women applying.
“The data demonstrates how the employment landscape has changed over the past decade. We have seen a significant rise in the number of females who are interested in studying engineering at university and it is encouraging to see the overall rise of applications for engineering courses from undergraduates during the last decade”, said Jayne Harrison, employment lawyer at Richard Nelson LLP.
“However, we can see there is still work to be done in order to support the applications of females to these areas. There is a significant issue with gender roles and the place this holds in influencing the careers of our young people. For a difference to be made, we must understand that this is more than just the role of a school or parents and needs to be widespread across various stakeholders in order for real change to occur”, Jayne continued.
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