News & Views Record-setting astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after 328 days in space After 328 days in space, American astronaut Christina Koch returned to earth, setting the record for the longest stretch in space by a woman.
News & Views CEO who calls for more applications from women in STEM accused of having ‘gender bias’ Olympia Yarger was shocked when her company received more than 200 applications for its head engineer role last week and not a single one was from a woman.
News & Views First all-female analog space crew completes mission The first ever all-female analog space crew has just ‘returned’ from their mission, the inaugral for Sensoria I, in Hawaii.
News & Views Ursula von der Leyen launches €1 trillion ‘green deal’ to help EU go carbon neutral Under president Ursula von der Leyen’s leadership, the European Commission has unveiled an ambitious plan to support at least €1 trillion (AU$1.
News & Views The 4 women on Nature’s ‘People who mattered in Science in 2019’ list Nature Magazine’s TOP 10 People in Science 2019 included Aussie Dr Wendy Rogers, Greta Thunberg,astrophysicist Victoria Kaspi and ecologist Sandra Díaz.
News & Views An optimistic view of the PM shifting the energy portfolio, from women in STEM Could there be room for optimism in the decision to move the energy portfolio into a new Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.
News & Views I’m not his plus one, I’m his co-founder When I attended a large tech conference, I was treated as my male co-founders ‘plus one’, not as his business partner, writes Kathyrn Van Kuyk.
News & Views Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s epic take down of Mark Zuckerberg is what we all needed to see Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s epic grilling of Facebook CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday was everything we needed to see.
News & Views It’s time we rediscovered Australia’s women of STEM who shaped history Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a growing global celebration of women’s achievements in science, technology, technology, engineering and maths.
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.
Leadership Microsoft’s Lynn Dang is turning the dial for women in tech Lynn Dang from Microsoft is currently focused on levelling the playing field and creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
Entrepreneurs Smart breast that could improve breast cancer recovery Prosthetic breasts aims to improve recovery of breast cancer survivors by using sensors to collect data which is then used to design post-surgury treatment.