News & Views Our astrophysics lab reached 50% women in 5 years. Here’s how we did it With an evidence-based strategy and careful evaluation, gender parity in science is achievable.
News & Views Engineering foundation gifts $2.6 million to UNSW to encourage women from Western Sydney to enrol A grant of $2.6 million has been gifted to UNSW to encourage more female students from Western Sydney to enrol in engineering courses.
News & Views What a Wikipedia page can do for women in STEM Each time Dr Melanie Zeppel witnesses something misogynistic happen in the world around her, she writes a Wikipedia page on a woman.
News & Views Katalin Karikó becomes 13th woman to win Nobel Prize in Medicine Two scientists whose groundbreaking work saved millions of lives during the Covid-19 pandemic have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize.
Uncategorised Australian female scientists almost entirely excluded from high school curriculum: Research The achievements of Australian female scientists are almost entirely omitted from high school textbooks, a new study has found.
News & Views ‘I can be that’: Dr Cathy Foley on women in STEM during National Science Week Last night, Dr Cathy Foley appeared on the Q+A panel to discuss how to spotlight women in STEM this National Science Week.
News & Views Australian STEM workplaces still far off from gender parity: new research Gender parity in the STEM industry remains to be out of reach, despite significant growth in workplaces and in schools.
Tech ‘Fix the system, not the girls’: Girl Geek Academy calls for gender equality investment in tech industry With gender inequality rampant in STEM industries, Girl Geek Academy calls on the government to invest in addressing the systemic issues.
Tech More women studying STEM but find workplace culture hostile: Research There’s still a lot of obstacles for women in Australia’s STEM workforce, despite more girls and young women studying the subjects.
Tech Christina Hammock Koch to become first woman to fly around the moon NASA has named the first woman, Christina Koch, as part of its crew of four astronauts set to fly around the moon late next year.
Partner Content ‘This type of program can help level the playing field’: Why sponsorship is key for women working in male-dominated industries One highly effective way to lift the female workforce into leadership is through sponsorship, especially in male-dominated industries.
News & Views We must crack the code on women’s attrition in STEM A strong and diverse workforce is essential across the STEM sector to address some of our nation’s most confronting and enduring challenges.