Lack of women in STEM 'a big opportunity missed'

Firms are missing out on key ingredients to maximising business by not employing more women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), a leading firm in Cork has said.

Donal Sullivan, vice president and general manager of Johnson Controls Ireland, said STEM qualifications “will be the key that unlocks the doors” of a range of new careers in the next decade, and that women had to be at the forefront of the revolution.