Ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday and as a further extension to the programme I Wish has launched the inaugural I Wish podcast series in association with Go Do You, featuring leading STEM supporters

Jenny O’Donnell won the I Wish Vodafone essay competition and was invited on stage at the RDS where she was interviewed by TV presenter Laura Fox.

Guest speaker Mary Robinson advocated for female role models in STEM

Aeronautical Engineer and I Wish 2024 Speaker Norah Patten chats to Ciara on Newstalk about bridging the STEM information gap for our next generation of young girls. Listen here :

I Wish, founded by three Cork women more than 10 years ago, hosts its annual event tomorrow, aimed at encouraging young women to consider a career in STEM. EMMA CONNOLLY chats to some Cork women speaking at the event

Cork scientist Ciara Judge will speak to inspire young women in science at the 10th annual I Wish Showcase at the RDS Dublin on 8 February. With other speakers including former president Mary Robinson, over 3,000 teenage female students will attend an event that encourages girls toward careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM).

Newstalk’s Jess Kelly spoke to Caroline O’Driscoll Co-founder of I Wish, Eve O’Callaghan, a sixth-year student and STEM prefect at Mount Anville Secondary School, and Catherine Flanagan, Guidance Counsellor and TY Coordinator at Mount Anville. For more listen here :

‘I Wish Report 2023’, an annual examination of female Transition Year students’ perspectives on STEM careers, which was released this week reports that more than two-thirds (67%) of female Transition Year (TY) in Kildare have reported they “lack essential information about careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)”.

The survey of 2,335 teenage girls asked Transition Year students across Ireland about what they see as barriers to a career in STEM.