Key industry players examine the issues facing women in the broadcast technology sector, including the impact of gender stereotyping at a young age, lack of awareness of opportunities, and access to training and mentors.
One million women work in STEM – science, technology, engineering and maths – occupations in the UK but, according to government statistics, this translates to only 29% of the overall STEM workforce.
Institution of Engineering and Technology research in 2024 revealed that one of the main reasons for this disparity is that women are not encouraged to think about STEM careers at school. They are also put off by how male- dominated the industry is.
As TV and new technology evolve together there are more jobs than ever before available to tech savvy specialists in the broadcast industry, yet women only make up 12.8% of the total STEM workforce in the UK. What can the industry do to break down barriers and encourage more women to take up STEM related roles in the TV industry?
