Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

“What steps his Department is taking to increase the take-up of STEM subjects.”

Tabled: 11 December 2018Answered: 17 December 2018

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Equalities (Seema Malhotra)

While around 1.5 million women live with endometriosis, survey data shows that it can take more than nine years to receive a diagnosis, which will clearly have a significant impact on those women’s careers. We are acting so that women receive medical support earlier, ensuring that they can access diagnostic testing and are not dismissed by doctors. Measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025 will support women in managing the condition at work.