women in stem

In an effort to drive young women into studying STEM, a billionaire has donated $100m to the University of Sydney.

As Franklin Women’s founder and director Melina Georgousakis described it, the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon is writing the history of the future.

With the Women in STEM Ambassador Initiative coming to an end today, these funding gaps need government attention now more than ever.

The Australian government is ending the Women in STEM Ambassador initiative after almost six years of operation, a move that has been described as “another blow” for advocates.

Although the number of women in STEM-qualified occupations in Australia has increased over the past decade, only 15 per cent of STEM-qualified jobs are held by women.

Negative gender stereotypes on social media pushes girls into a “feedback loop” that keeps them from accessing careers in STEM, a UNESCO report has found.

Australia’s first ever female astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, has graduated from the European Space Agency (ESA) training program.

This upcoming STEM careers fair is opening professional opportunities for women from all backgrounds, education levels and career stages.

With an evidence-based strategy and careful evaluation, gender parity in science is achievable.

A grant of $2.6 million has been gifted to UNSW to encourage more female students from Western Sydney to enrol in engineering courses.

Each time Dr Melanie Zeppel witnesses something misogynistic happen in the world around her, she writes a Wikipedia page on a woman.

Two scientists whose groundbreaking work saved millions of lives during the Covid-19 pandemic have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize.