Rethinking ‘girls into STEM’ initiatives
In this Â鶹ÒùÔº Blog Special Issue, guest editors Martina Dickson and Saima Salehjee critically consider ‘girls into STEM’ (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives, debating...
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Editorial: Rethinking ‘girls into STEM’ initiatives
In this Â鶹ÒùÔº Blog Special Issue, we critically consider ‘girls into STEM’ (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives, sharing our understanding of their purpose and...
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Are we fixing girls or fixing STEM? A critical look at girls’ STEM initiatives
In many educational policy and practice systems, ‘girls into STEM’ initiatives are presented as something undisputedly good. For example, coding clubs, scholarships and girls-only camps that...
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‘Can boys do engineering too?’: Recognition of engineering skills in early years education
‘Can boys do engineering too?’ Professor Collingwood’s four-year-old daughter asked. For the child it was a serious experience-driven enquiry about how the world worked. For the parent, it...
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Are we solving the right problem? Cell Explorers’ reflections on ‘girls into STEM’ initiatives
It has become a familiar sight; new initiatives with a promise of getting more girls into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), initiatives that involve inspiring female role...
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From steel to STEM: A female engineer’s perspective
Women remain significantly underrepresented in UK engineering. At present, women make up only around 15.7–16.9 per cent of the engineering workforce, which could have major implications for the...
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Being science-y: Nudges into STEM
Studies have shown that girls face multiple inequalities in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sector that lower self-confidence, undermine recognition of their abilities,...
Continue reading blog postGirls in AI: An impactful programme case study
Girls and women in AI Women are sorely underrepresented in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, making up just 26 per cent of employees, while only 16 per cent of tenure-track academic...
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Ethical Dilemmas in Educational Research: Publication and dissemination practicesÂ
How do researchers make ethical decisions about sharing their work, and who gets to access the knowledge they produce? In this episode, we explore alternative approaches to publication and...
Beyond toxic masculinity: Neoliberal culture and working-class boys
There are few phrases which have been so uncritically mobilised within recent educational discourse as that of ‘toxic masculinity’, a term now so widely employed in discussing boys’...
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2026 Â鶹ÒùÔº Educational Research Book of the Year
This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.
Signs of progress: How are young people experiencing Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in England?
It is now more than half a decade since Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) became statutory in England. In this blog post, I explore what nationwide research reveals about how young people’s...
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