Ireland is Europe’s second finest nation for girls in STEM, in accordance with a latest study by Accu.
Their evaluation assesses key indicators, together with girls’s illustration in STEM occupations, the proportion of ladies amongst STEM graduates, the share of tertiary-educated girls employed in STEM roles, and nationwide gender pay gaps, offering a comparative image of how successfully totally different nations allow girls to enter, stay, and progress in STEM careers.
Ireland landed in second place (8.56/10) with a excessive proportion of ladies employed in ICT and engineering roles in comparison with the European common.
Sweden ranks first total with a rating of 9.06/10. In Sweden, girls account for twenty-four% of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) specialists and 51.3% of the science and know-how workforce. Tertiary-educated girls employed in STEM additionally exceed typical European ranges with 41%, second solely to Luxembourg. Sweden’s gender pay hole is on par with the European common at 11.2% beneath males’s earnings.
In Ireland, girls account for twenty-four.4% of ICT specialists, 42.4% of the science and know-how workforce, and 12.8% of engineers in Ireland, exceeding the median for all three sectors. Tertiary-educated girls make up 36% of these employed in STEM, whereas the gender pay hole stands at 8.6%, notably decrease than the European common of 11.5%, contributing to Ireland’s excessive total rating of 8.56/10.
The Best Countries in Europe for Women in STEM
Meanwhile, Iceland has the very best variety of girls graduating in STEM. In Iceland, girls comprise 48.4% of the science and know-how workforce and 43.3% of tertiary-educated workers in STEM, each of that are nicely above the respective averages. While girls account for a decrease 18.6% of ICT specialists, that is offset by a comparatively small gender pay hole of 9.8%.
Hungary ranks final total, reflecting weak outcomes throughout each participation and labour market indicators for girls in STEM. Women account for 15.2% of ICT specialists and 5.1% of the engineering workforce, each beneath the European averages of 19.6% and eight.7%, respectively, indicating extreme underrepresentation in key technical fields. Although girls make up 42.4% of science and know-how staff, solely 29.6% of tertiary-educated girls are employed in STEM roles, and the gender pay hole stands at 17.8%, over six share factors worse than the European common, contributing to Hungary’s lowest total rating of 4.56/10.
Alastair Morris, UK Managing Director at Accu, feedback on the findings:
“When women face barriers entering or progressing in STEM roles, the risk is not just individual career loss but systemic skills shortages and weaker innovation outcomes. Engineering teams benefit greatly from women’s strengths in complex problem-solving and excellent communication skills, and organisations that fail to attract and retain women are effectively narrowing their own technical capability at a time when demand for STEM skills is growing.”