To see more girls in STEM we must boost their confidence, not interest

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Anne Sheehan, Enterprise Director, Vodafone UK
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Anne Sheehan, Enterprise Director, Vodafone UK

Anne Sheehan, Enterprise Director, Vodafone UK, explains how to support more girls pursuing an education and a career in STEM subjects

As a woman in technology I feel both a passion and a responsibility to see more women going in to STEM careers. PWC found at the start of 2017 that, of the employees in STEM roles at the UK's ma...

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