News & Views International Women in Engineering Day – Why visibility matters International Women in Engineering Day celebrates women leaders while encouraging more young women to pursue engineering careers.
News & Views ‘Too pretty to do math’? Here’s the real reason girls aren’t choosing to study maths Girls can succeed in maths, but outdated stereotypes continue to influence their confidence and future study choices.
News & Views Australia’s first astronaut waits for Government funding to be sent into space Australia’s first qualified astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is still waiting for federal funding to send her off to first mission.
Soapbox Why we’re honouring my late husband by lifting STEM in public schools Tom Ashmor was a celebrated leader in Australia’s tech sector. He passed away at just 44. This is how my children and I are honouring his legacy.
News & Views Most female STEM graduate students experience imposter syndrome A study has revealed that impostorism affects a staggering 97.5 per cent of women in STEM graduate programs in the US.
News & Views Billionaire Robin Khuda donates $100m to support women in STEM at the University of Sydney In an effort to drive young women into studying STEM, a billionaire has donated $100m to the University of Sydney.
News & Views Bullying, gender pay gap among top reasons women in cyber security leave after four years Workplace bullying, the gender pay gap and a 24/7 work culture are just some of the reasons women in cyber security are leaving the industry.
News & Views Gender gap in maths and science in Australia among worst in the world Australia’s male students are considerably outperforming female students in both maths and science, an international study has found.
News & Views ‘End the boys club mentality’: Girl Geek Academy calls for more funding amid tech scandals Girl Geek Academy is appealing for $2 million from the government to fund its programs in the hopes of supporting women in the tech sector.
News & Views Women chronically under-represented in scientific studies and professions: UNESCO report Women are chronically under-represented in scientific studies and professions, according to a new report produced by UNESCO.
News & Views How will women fare in this year’s Nobel Prizes? Three of the six Nobel Prizes have already been awarded – all of them to male scientists. Will there be women laureates this year?
News & Views Women are less interested in AI than men, but using it would help them advance at work Amid the rapid uptake of AI, women need to learn how to use this new technology if they don’t want to lose momentum in the job market.
