Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) fields are struggling to survive as corporations’ shrinking budgets, and cultural changes, see diversity strategies take a back seat.
Ada Lovelace Day – a global annual celebration of women working in Stem – is on borrowed time.
Named after a 19th century female mathematician, the day came into being in 2009 when it was created by Suw Charman-Anderson.
She had graduated with a science degree, but felt “fundamentally unwelcome” as one of just three women in her class. And she later grew tired of going to tech conferences and not seeing any women on stage.
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