It's time that space had a female face

Equality for women will make a stronger space sector, says Gabriella Goddard

- Gabriella Goddard

As a woman in the space sector, I take great pride in smoothing the path for leadership and innovation - although I find the lack of gender diversity within the industry still quite concerning. Despite an improvement in the number of women entering the space industry over the past 20 years, particularly at a senior level, it remains a male-dominated field. To this day, only 11 per cent of all people that have been to space are women; and beyond that the representation of women in STEM, a vital talent pipeline for the sector, sits at only 22 per cent globally.