We’re looking for women working in STEM professions to participate in a mental health study

WISE, in collaboration with Aston University, Brunel University and Manchester Metropolitan University are seeking women STEM professionals to participate in a study about their experience with mental health in STEM research and innovation arenas.

The aim of this study is to develop guidelines on how to support the work and career experiences of women in STEM academia who experience mental health issues.

Criteria

• You identify as a woman who has previously worked as or currently works as a STEM researcher or innovator at a university or organisation in engineering, pharma, science, and/or ICT industries.
• You identify as having experienced Mental Health Issues (MHIs) at some point of your career in STEM Research and Innovation.
• You are able to communicate in English.
• You are over the age of 18.

What to expect

• Once you have expressed interest in participating you will be contacted by WISE.
• We will send you our recruitment guidelines, participant information sheets, and consent forms.
• Finally, we will schedule you for a 60-90 minute interview with a member of the research team.
• Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Why participate?

• By participating in this study and sharing your lived experiences you are directly contributing to the restructuring and reshaping of both narratives and policies around mental health issues for women in STEM.
• As we continue to strive towards gender parity in STEM, we hope this research study will make STEM careers more welcoming for women, now and in the future.