JIVE - Creating Change for Women & Girls in Science, Engineering, Construction and Technology

JIVE Key Achievements

The successful outcomes over the life of the project:

JIVE has engaged a total of 1200 women with the RETURN project, to help them return to the SECT workplace after a career break
we are now in regular contact with over 800 Women Returners around the UK
working with the Open University, we designed and launched an online 10 week course for Women Returners which has attracted over 700 students
400 women who used our services have now progressed to employment, further study or other training activities in SET
engaged with over 500 employers
developed 10 employer good practice guides, an employer cultural analysis tool and employer recognition schemes
developed national resource centres in Wales and Scotland, providing resources so they can sustain the work of the project post 2007
developed regional centres in Yorkshire & Humber, the South East and North West, providing resources so they can sustain the work of the project post 2007
provided a range of public available products and resources to raise the profile of the project and the importance of engaging women in SECT careers
developed wide ranging research projects looking at the role and participation of women in SECT