Uncategorised Just some of the awesome women to watch in engineering Female engineers continue to face discrimination in the work place:12.6% of civil engineers and 8.3% of mechanical engineers are women.
Advice ‘Hard work, not luck’: Narelle Underwood, the first female Surveyor-General of NSW Narelle Underwood’s one of the few female surveyors across Australia. She’s on a mission to change that and get more girls and women interested in the field
Leadership These are just some of the incredible women to watch in science It’s 2019 and women have come a long way in terms of workplace equality.
Uncategorised Youngest person and second woman ever wins Nobel Prize for Economics Esther Duflo has become both the youngest person and just the second woman ever to win the Nobel Prize for Economics. “I hope to inspire many more”
Leadership Meet the teenage girls leading the climate revolution locally and abroad While I was at the Climate Strike last week, surrounded by a sea of over 100,000 people, it struck me that there were teenage girls everywhere I looked.
Uncategorised Sydney-based private equity firm invests in hat-trick of female-led businesses Quadrant invested in 3 well-known female-led businesses this month including retailers ModiBodi, Love to Dream and Adore Beauty.
Advice 13 institutions win Athena award for advancing women in STEMM Thirteen Australian institutions have been awarded the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award for their work to elimiate gender bias.
News & Views Professor Martina Stenzel wins major science award, the first female recipient in 88 years One of the top science prizes is the Liversidge Medal and this year it’s been awarded to Professor Martina Stenzel, the first female in 88 years.
Uncategorised Heart surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp’s trailblazing career is just the start of how she’s transforming women’s health Dr Nikki Stamp is one of just 11 female heart surgeons in Australia. She wants us to rethink our health, and what the ‘wellness experts’ are really teaching us
News & Views A culture that devalues & excludes: Damning study shows why women are leaving STEM A new survey from Male Champions of Change and Accenture, “Harnessing our innovation potential” sheds light on why women are leaving jobs in STEM.
Uncategorised ‘Failure is another stepping stone to greatness’: Dr Kudzai Kanhutu Dr Kudzau Kanthtu researches housing as a social determinant of refugee settlement outcomes. This year, she’s been nominated for our Leadership Awards.
Leadership G7 leaders urged to implement feminist foreign policies & ditch gender discrimination Over the weekend, G7 leaders were urged to get rid of discriminatory gender laws that remain in their statute books and implement feminist foreign policies.
