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As part of the Women Invent Tomorrow programme with Silicon Republic, Accenture carried out extensive research which seeks to identify the barriers and challenges facing parents, teachers and young girls when it comes to making choices about STEM-related subjects at school that will, or will not, facilitate their choices when it comes to the jobs and work world of tomorrow.
They surveyed 1000 female secondary school students, young women (age 18 – 23), post-primary teachers and parents with daughters in post-primary education. Their findings show the necessity of a joined up approach between Government, Industry and Academia to address the challenge of attracting young women into STEM.
The research shows that parents, students and teachers are grappling with the changing world of work and not enough girls are looking to the STEM subjects as a pathway to a viable career path in STEM related industries.
The report aims to answer why are so few women in jobs that utilise STEM skills and what challenges does this pose for Ireland. To explore potential answers to these questions, Accenture sought the views of 1,000 female secondary school students, young women (age 18-23), secondary school teachers and parents with daughters in post-primary education. Our goal was to understand what influences secondary school students’ choices of subjects and in particular STEM-related subjects. The reason: Secondary school students’ subject decisions affect their course choices at third level and ultimately their career opportunities.