Progress made on Stem education for women, says iWish

Gillian Keating, right, iWish co-founder, speaking at the event alongside Michaela O'Rourke, Dell Technologies and iWish Alumni, Caroline O'Driscoll, iWish co-founder and Partner, Deloitte, and Sharon Lombard, Operations director and board member, iWish, at the Cork Chamber Business Breakfast, sponsored by RDJ and The Irish Examiner, at Cork International Airport. Picture: Larry Cummins

Significant progress has been made in encouraging more women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) but it was a "travesty" that these subjects are still viewed by some as being more suited to boys.

The Cork Chamber Business Breakfast event today heard a panel discussion from the key members of iWish, the volunteer-led organisation that showcases Stem to female secondary school students.