CHARLIE McDonald and Gemma Gallagher from Antonine Primary in Drumchapel were among hundreds of schoolgirls taking part in an event which aims to help close the gender gap in science and engineering.
EDF Energy teamed up with SmartSTEMs, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) and the University of Strathclyde, to offer more than 750 girls across the city the chance to hear from women who work in those industries.
Research shows that even though science and tech jobs will grow twice as fast as other occupations, the number of women working in industries in Scotland is only one in five.
In 2016, there were an estimated 462,000 women working in science, research, engineering and technology jobs.
With gender parity, that number would be 1.2 million – meaning there’s a gender gap of 730,000.
Natasha May, engineer at EDF Energy said: “Since I became an engineer I’ve seen the number of women entering the industry increase, but there are still too few. We want to inspire girls to imagine a future where they use STEM subjects to make a difference in the world.”
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