,

Equate Scotland Welcomes the 3M Skills-Based Volunteers

A Transformational Two Weeks Recently, Equate Scotland had the extraordinary opportunity to participate in the 3M Impact Programme — a global initiative that connects 3M employees with social impact organisations around the world. For two…
,

Equate Scotland at the STUC Women’s Conference 2025

This week, Equate Scotland was proud to exhibit at the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) Women’s Conference 2025 — an inspiring and energising space amplifying women’s voices, solidarity, and action across Scotland’s workplaces. From…

Friends of Equate Launch: Welcome to our new peer-to-peer network!

On Wednesday 5th March Equate held an event, in collaboration with Making Work Work and The Challenges Group, to launch our new Friends of Equate Network. The event focused on the benefits of professional networks, and how communication and…
coloured post-its on a wall sharing advice

Interested in becoming an Equate Student Champion?

As the new academic year approaches, we are excited to support a new cohort of Equate Student Champions. Equate Student Champions are students at college or university in Scotland who are paid by their institution and supported by both an institution…
Group of students in full PPE standing on a concrete footbridge over a pond

Building Bridges to a more gender inclusive construction sector

  [What did you enjoy about the programme?] “The empowerment of women and the validation that we have a place on site.” This year we had 34 women and minoritised gender students participating in Equate ConStructEd and it was…
Equate STEMinist award logo. Square with different coloured dots around the edge with the text in the centre

Student STEMinist Awards 2024

The Equate Student STEMinist awards give us the chance to celebrate the achievements of students and student societies who are going above and beyond to support their peers, advocate for equality, and effect change in their institutions. Equate…
Equate Scotland Response to 'A Human Rights Bill for Scotland' Consultation

Human Rights Consultation Response

Equate Scotland's Response to the Scottish Government Consultation on ‘A Human Rights Bill for Scotland’ October 2023   Equate Scotland supports gender equality in the STEM and Built Environment sectors. Taking a holistic approach,…
Research Survey: Employers' perspectives on inclusivity in STEM

Employer Research: Inclusivity in STEM

Calling on STEM Employers! Equate Scotland is conducting research into inclusivity in Scotland’s STEM sectors and are looking for employers to participate. Organisations often ask us how they can get involved in our mission to support gender…
Research Survey: Women's lived experiences of the Scottish STEM industries

Equate Research Survey – Women’s lived experiences of the Scottish STEM industry

Equate Scotland is conducting research into women's and non-binary peoples’ lived experiences of the Scottish STEM sectors. We are hoping to use this research to get a baseline measurement of how included women feel within the STEM industries. There…
International Womens Day 2023: Digital Inclusion for Gender Equality

International Women’s Day 2023: Digital Inclusion for Gender Equality

This year we are celebrating International Women’s Day with the theme of DigitALL – digital inclusion for gender equality, a theme Equate was excited to see highlighted by the UN. Digital inclusion is vital for a number of reasons, it is…
Reflections on Data Summit 2022

Reflections on Attending the Data Summit 2022

By Ellen Simpson, Watt Women The Watt Women in STEM society was invited to attend the 2022 Data Summit on the theme of “Hope” on the 3rd of November with tickets kindly provided by Equate Scotland. Other society members and I arrived…
CareerHub Offer Sept 22

How Inclusive are your Job Adverts?

Equate CareerHub works with employers to make their job descriptions more appealing to women in STEM by removing gendered language and reducing unconscious bias.    How does unconscious bias affect recruitment?  Our background, personal…