New 10-year plan asks industry to commit to getting more women in engineering
A new government report puts gender diversity in STEM professions front and centre, but it will take extra care to ...
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For this engineer, a trip to Antarctica was an expedition of self-discovery
For engineer Kelsie Clarke, a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica provided a spectacular backdrop to a journey of personal and professional ...
Engineering profession makes progress in yearly gender equality index
A focus on flexible work, parental leave and promoting women in leadership helped secure citations for the 141 organisations on ...
Engineers well represented in this year’s Superstars of STEM
This year’s intake of women into the Superstars of STEM program has seen the number of engineers increase significantly from ...
How imagination and creativity are helping make STEM more diverse
Since completing her degree in computer information systems at the University of Jordan, Lina Qasem has moved to Melbourne where ...
From Scully to Shuri: How pop culture is powering girls’ interest in STEM
Historically, the representation of women in STEM in pop culture was very minimal; when they did appear, it was often ...
Meet some of 2018’s most influential women in STEM
The recent AFR 100 Women of Influence list includes some notable STEM luminaries, such as biomedical and chemical engineering pioneer ...
At the rate we’re going, gender equity is 200 years away – here’s how to fix that
According to recent estimates, it could take more than two centuries to achieve gender equity. But more women in leadership ...
2018 Australian of the Year revealed as noted quantum physicist Michelle Simmons
We finally know who is the 2018 Australian of the Year, and the honour goes to physicist Michelle Simmons in ...
