Equate Career Hub … Coming Soon!

We are excited to announce the launch of the Equate Career Hub, Scotland’s first careers website tailored specifically towards women working in STEM. The Equate Career Hub will work directly with STEM employers looking to attract more female…

Applications for Careerwise Summer 2018 Soar

Careerwise has now entered its 5th successful year of summer placements with 30 outstanding women commencing their placements in early June at various companies across Scotland. We have seen the highest level of applications since 2015 for…

Get Accredited with our Mentoring Training Programme

Equate Scotland is excited to be piloting our new SQA accredited module ‘Train the Trainer – Mentoring Women in STEM Apprenticeships’ module, in partnership with West Lothian College. We know that women are underrepresented across STEM,…

Two New Placements for our Women Returners

We are delighted to be working with Scottish Water, who are offering two scientific returnships for women looking to return to STEM. These short-term opportunities are open to any women who have relevant STEM qualification or work experience,…

Employer Case Study - Be Positive

Case Study Blog by Vicky Di Ciacca, Director of Be Positive: When we started our business 14 years ago, it wasn’t a conscious decision to aim for a company with a particular gender balance. It’s what we have achieved because we have hired…

Returnship Opportunity - Software Engineer

Equate Scotland are delighted to promote a returnship opportunity with CAS Ltd. CAS have worked with us for the past three years participating in the CareerWise women only undergraduate programme and are committed to gender equality and inclusive…

Could you help Angus Primary Science Inspire Pupils about STEM?

Angus Primary Science is a new online teaching resource aimed at teachers, primarily based in Angus, providing them with the information and resources that they need to deliver high quality science experiences, building Science Capital and creating…

ENGENDERING STEM – Diversifying SMEs across Europe

ENGENDERING STEM is an exciting pan European collaboration between Equate Scotland, City of Glasgow College, and partners in the Netherlands (VHTO) and Basque Country (Miguel Altuna), funded through the Erasmus+ programme. The project offers…

Join the Equate Team - Work With Us

  We have two exciting opportunities to join the Equate Scotland team. We're looking for committed and experienced new members of staff to work on our core mission of recruiting, retaining and progressing women in STEM. We believe…

Interconnect Project Week with Students across Glasgow

  In April 2018, Strathclyde’s Interconnect Society and FemEng (Glasgow University’s Female Engineering Society) organised a collaborative, educational, week-long project to upskill female engineers. The first of its kind student-led…

Last chance to stay in touch!

STAY CONNECTED Changes in data protection law are coming into effect in May 2018, and the new legislation means that you need to opt in to the type of communication you want to receive from Equate Scotland and the Interconnect Network moving…

Equate support 20 women returners back to STEM employment