How to manage a stable income- investing for future you
Werk spoke to Abby Birch, a personal finance expert. She is an experienced financial adviser, coach, and trainer who offers expert training, workshops, and support for organisations and their employees to elevate financial literacy and promote employee well-being. To...
Life as a gamer girl: Starting on hard mode
Is being a ‘gamer-girl’ a cheat code to success… or an obstacle keeping you stuck on level one? Gaming’s often considered a pretty dude-y thing. Picturing your typical gamer, the image of a guy hunched over his desk, face illuminated by his tacky RGB keyboard,...
Balancing the books: Becoming a female apprentice
Leave school, go to uni, get your degree, start working. It can sometimes feel like our lives are mapped out for us and leave no room for us to consider other options. But there’s plenty. One of those is becoming an apprentice. I think many of us when we hear the...
The inspiration and influence of female authors
Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, The Colour Purple - some of the most important, successful and iconic pieces of fiction and they come from the minds of female authors. In 2020, Quartz found that for the first time in history, women were publishing more books...
WATCH: Werk reacts to Harrison Butker’s controversial speech
Harrison Butker, american football kicker, has been the centre of media attention this past week after insinuating at a commencement speech at Benedictine College, Kansas, that women would be more fulfilled as being mothers rather than careers women. In his speech,...
Steel beams and glass ceilings: women in construction
Women in construction account for just 11 per cent of the workforce - leaving the industry still heavily male-dominated and begging questions for women looking to go into the sector. But championing the 11 per cent, we spoke to three young women proving you can thrive...
Beyond the bursary: Nursing as a career for the caring
If you’re looking to pursue nursing but have reservations about training for an underpaid role, these brilliant nurses from both ends of the experience spectrum will assure you that human connection trumps financial reward. Maddie Wainwright, 21, a student nurse from...
Primary school teachers: the female army teaching our little ones
Tears, tantrums and toilet training have always been a thing for primary school teachers, but with endless reports of colossal teacher shortages what is it really like for those on the frontline of the classroom? A typical day at work for Claire Roebuck looks very...
In it for the long run: When dedication is the key to reaching your career goals
Praising the women who have shown that passion and dedication is the key to reaching your career goals What does it mean to be ‘in it for the long run’? Is it the importance of perseverance or what about when your passion requires years of education and...
Gender pay gap data shows improvement – but is it all good?
Within the past decade, data amongst full-time employees has revealed that the gender pay gap has decreased by a quarter. In 2023, the pay gap stood at 7.7% and despite the decrease that’s still a percentage that’s too high for modern day society. For those that don’t...
Driving Diversity: The women behind the HGV industry
You might be stuck for an idea of what to do for a career, but you know you like driving. Have you ever considered a life on the road in the HGV industry? The haulage and trucking industry is the fifth-largest employer in the UK, yet so few people in this industry...
Women in STEM facing adversities
Facing sexism, feeling undermined and being outnumbered in the workplace is a predicament many women in STEM know all too well. Facing personal barriers alongside this however, such as being an ethnic minority or neurodivergent, may leave women feeling like they're...
Women in farming: The key to success
For aspiring women in farming, the world of agricultural can feel dominated by masculinity, but it’s time to get the narrative moo-ving. Women farmers across the country are the backbone to the industry, from animal husbandry to in-house support, and everything...