Tackling GENDER IMBALANCE
First Minister on
International Women’s Day
Further good news is that
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
MSP kindly agreed to share
her speech with our online
audience through our blog.
The following is an excerpt
of the speech which can be
viewed in full on our blog.
“
It’s fantastic to join so many other Ayrshire girls to
celebrate International Women’s Day, and to launch this
hugely worthwhile initiative.
And thanks also to Abbie and Adele, for providing such great
role models of young women in science. There are many others.
Last year’s modern apprentice of the year for the whole of
Scotland was Laura Black, who is an engineer for BAE systems
on the Clyde. 12 of the 18 Science Festivals in Scotland are
run by women. I’m fortunate enough to meet excellent female
apprentices, researchers, employees and managers on visi