Limited subject choices continue to restrict girls' access to Stem subjects, survey finds

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin (centre) with students from Mount Sackville Secondary School, from left, Amélie Place; Arsha Bhatia; Rhia Murphy and Charlotte Cosgrove at Government Buildings for the launch of the 2025 I Wish Survey. Photo: Naoise Culhane

Structural barriers continue to shape subject choice for girls as access to the practical and applied Stem subjects remains limited in all-girl schools.

The annual 2025 Survey of Female Students’ Attitudes to Stem  has found that more than half of girls in single-sex schools see limited subject choice as a barrier to pursuing Stem.