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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Katie Wright

How to support your daughter’s interest in STEM, as research reveals huge gender gap

Around 115,000 more girls would need to study A-levels in maths or physics, or both, to reach equal numbers of male and female students studying engineering and technology degrees, according to a new report.

Analysis by charity EngineeringUK (engineeringuk.com) reveals that just 8% of first-year undergraduate women who had studied maths and/or physics at A-level went on to study engineering and technology degrees, compared to 23% of first-year undergraduate men.

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