Meet our International Women in Engineering Day heroes
“Engineering Heroes” is the theme for International Women in Engineering Day 2021.
Tag: women in STEM
Federal Budget 2021-22: What it means for engineers
Australia’s economic engine is “roaring back to life”, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told the nation last night, as he delivered a ...
Jessica Kahl is dreaming big to promote diversity in engineering
From her first days as an undergraduate, Jessica Kahl wanted more people to be able to succeed in the world ...
Meet five female engineers forging ahead in their chosen fields
For this International Women’s Day, 8 March, create asked five women at different stages of their careers about their engineering ...
Meet the winners of Engineers Australia’s 2020 Gender Diversity Awards
A commitment to eliminate gender bias at all levels — from its graduate intake to board representatives — has helped ...
Engineer, doctor, dancer, entrepreneur, astronaut: how Mae Jemison became the first woman of colour in space
When Dr Mae Jemison was born in Alabama in 1956, the American South was still governed under racially segregated Jim ...
Fixing STEM’s ‘leaky pipeline’ requires cultural change — from early education to the executive level
We all know that engineering is a male-dominated field, and the data proves it: based on the latest census, just ...
Professor Kay Latham is promoting diversity in STEMM
Materials research chemist Professor Kay Latham will lead RMIT University's efforts in gender equity in STEMM as its new Dean ...
Camille Sevestre turned to education projects to make a positive impact
Camille Sevestre came to Australia as a civil engineering exchange student. She has found her calling here: managing key education ...
These women made great contributions to engineering, but you’ve probably never heard of them
History shows that women have always contributed to STEM fields, even when the forces of discrimination and institutional sexism have ...
