Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Okay. It was mentioned to us at a previous meeting, last week or the week before that. I was surprised because I did not think it would be that high. What was mentioned previously, however, was that when we then look at how people progress in their careers, and if we go to the level the witnesses are at, for example, for some reason women tend not to get to the professorial or high lecturing levels in universities. Why is this?