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Tackling the Gender Imbalance in STEM

In England, there is an evident gender imbalance in STEM. The situation isn’t particularly good for technology subjects, with both computer science and design and technology sitting in the list of least popular subjects with girls…

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Sneakers Unboxed at the Design Museum

Now museums are opening up here’s something that will intrigue kids from the sporty types to the fashionistas. Step up and discover the footwear phenomenon that has challenged performance design, inspired subcultures and shaken the world of fashion…

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Let’s hear it for the girls

A new documentary, Sisters with Transistors, tells the story of the often forgotten female pioneers of electronic music. Narrated by Laurie Anderson, the film gives a wonderful insight into the role women have played in the development of these technologies - and how they are still unequally represented…

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Girls surf too

Carissa Moore, four time surfing world champion, is the first US woman to qualify for the Olympics. She is such an inspiration! Riss (as she is known) is widely known for her overwhelming positivity. Carissa was brought up in Hawaii and imbued with strong personal and family values from a young age…

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Future super skills

According to a recent BBC article, the UK is heading towards a "catastrophic" digital skills shortage “disaster”. Not enough students, especially girls, are learning the digital skills that the world needs to recover from the pandemic and create a positive and economically sound future…

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