Today Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Dr Vince Cable is being implored to introduce a “returnship” scheme for women in STEM who have taken maternity or career breaks.
The news comes following a survey by Prospect union revealing the many obstacles women face when returning to work. Women in Manufacturing, an initiative set up by British Glass, the Women’s Engineering Society and Talent Retention Solution penned a letter to Dr Cable urging him to back the initiative and proposing that the funding should…
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