The Patron of WISE, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, attended the WISE annual conference on Wednesday, 16 October at IET London: Savoy Place.
The annual event brought together the STEM industry to inspire and influence organisations and their employees to build an inclusive workplace for women in the sector.
Joan Ward and Jan Brett from the IST Women in Tech Group alongisde leading women in STEM and EDI champions, celebrated 40 years of WISE, joined by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.
WISE campaigns for gender parity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. ‘This remains vital as still only 26% of the current STEM workforce are women’ quoted Jan.
As part of the day, the group marked 40 years of progress with an iconic photograph.
Expert speakers shared their thoughts and experiences across a variety of topics such as allyship, women’s health and inclusive leadership.