Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

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

Professor Sarah McCormack:

It involves trying to give women the opportunity to study STEM subjects. Some schools do not provide the opportunity to study higher level maths or physics. Students sometimes have to attend outside classes for such subjects. It is about giving equal opportunity for those subjects. This should not be seen as something different for women to do. It is unexpected for a woman to want to do that. It is about trying to break down those barriers.