Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I suppose the argument that women are not interested in STEM seems to be completely disputed by the fact that 41% of people with PhDs in science, mathematics and computing are women. Unfortunately, when it gets to higher-level professorial level, that is not being reflected.