Gender

• Where Women Want To Work - site with information on some major employers and their attitudes to women in the work place.
• Women in Banking & Finance - non-profit professional organisation working to empower its members in the banking and finance sector.

• Bain & Company True North £10,000 scholarship for women - for females in penultimate year.
• JP Morgan ‘Winning Women’ - early insight undergraduate programme.
• PwC - Women in Business Programme - aimed primarily at women seeking an experience in professional services to develop confidence and skills and get an insight into the opportunities available at PwC.
• WISE – Women into science, engineering & Construction.

There are a growing number of schemes targeted specifically at women to try and tackle issues around the gender pay gap and the underrepresentation of women in a number of sectors (an interesting article around this topic can be found here).

There are a number of areas where men are underrepresented in the workplace but that can provide great opportunities for exciting careers. There are very few schemes specifically for men at present however below you will find a list of sectors where men are underrepresented along with training opportunities, support and articles related to these areas to help you explore them further. You may also find the following article of interest if you would like to explore this area further, 'Unemployment pushes more men to take on female dominated jobs.'  

• Beauty
  • No specific schemes for men but they receive very few applications for men so are keen to try to attract more onto their schemes. Find out more on the careers page of L’Oréal.  
• Charity
  • Again, no specific schemes but an area where applications from men are fewer. Find out more about the UK's non-profit graduate scheme.  
• Human Resources
  • Article from the Financial News explores how financial companies are recruiting more men into female-dominated departments.
• Law
  • Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship Scheme: One of the few schemes aimed at targeting black men from low socio economic backgrounds into Law.
• Nursing
  • Young male nursing applicants surge after ‘We are the NHS’ recruitment campaign.
• Prison Officers
  • Unlocked Graduates:  again no specific scheme for men but a focus on trying to secure more men into the industry
• Social Work
  • No specific schemes for men however an area where men are underrepresented so work is being done to try to encourage more men into Social work.
  • Think Ahead: Mental Health social work 
• Teaching
  • Teach First is a Graduate scheme to help recruit and train graduates into low performing schools. Whilst they do not have a specific scheme for men they are encouraging male applications as they are currently underrepresented.
  • BBC News article exploring ways to get more men into teaching. 
  • Men Teach: a non-profit clearinghouse for both men and women seeking information and resources about men teaching
• Training
  • Navigator - This is a training course to help men fulfil their potential. You may find some employers offer this as a part of your ongoing CPD.