STEM

This research comes ahead of the 10th annual STEM Showcase event. A new report, published by I Wish, found that 67% of teenage girls lack essential information about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The survey of 2,335 teenage girls asked Transition Year students across Ireland about what they see as barriers to a […]

3 years ago

It’s an industry in which women are already underrepresented in. It’s well known that mothers are often penalised in the workforce for having children. It’s also common knowledge that women are underrepresented in STEM career fields – those that cover science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But new research suggests women in STEM face motherhood penalties […]

5 years ago

Ready for another week of homeschooling, mums? Correction – this isn’t homeschooling. This is crisis-schooling from home – and there is a difference. But – we are all trying to keep the kids busy, occupied and entertained and in doing this, sure we might as well get them involved in some activities that are actually […]

6 years ago

Introduce important concepts such as recycling, pollution, planting, composting, and reusing to your kids.

6 years ago

Do you have a teen at home who loves things all tech and science? Trinity Walton Club is running STEM summer camps this year to help tech-savvy teens make scientific discoveries in a fun environment. I discovered this camp while helping a relative choose one for her son and I really wish they had had […]

8 years ago

Girls start believing they aren’t good at maths, science and even computers at a young age, but providing fun STEM activities at school and home may spark interest and inspire confidence. Researchers from the University of Washington have found that 6-year-old girls who are exposed to computer-programming activities, express greater interest in technology and more […]

10 years ago