News & Views There are hundreds of women in STEM programs nationally. Do they work? There are 337 gender equity programs and initiatives running nationally in Australia. But we don’t know if they’re doing their job.
News & Views Dr Cathy Foley will be Australia’s next Chief Scientist Australia’s set for a new Chief Scientist in 2021, with Dr Cathy Foley to take the helm from Alan Finkel when his tenure finishes in December.
News & Views Urgent government funding is needed for effective, diverse and equitable medical research Early-mid career researchers (EMCRs) and women are being disproportionally affected by job losses and funding cuts in medical research.
News & Views Early and middle career researchers are anxious & fearful for their future employment Early and middle career researches report greater levels of anxiety and less productivity during COVID-19, according to a new survey.
News & Views How do we focus on getting more women into & promoted in STEM when we’re struggling to afford childcare? A lot of effort’s going into promoting women in STEM but there’s one thing that’s standing in the way: unpaid work and the cost of childcare
News & Views The alarming erasure of black women in science textbooks Why are fewer women, and even fewer BIPOC women, in the sciences than men? Maybe because we’re not seeing them in our textbooks.
News & Views How COVID-19 risks reversing the gender equity gains made by Women in STEM The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded pre-existing gender inequity for women in STEM and caused significant career disruption to female researchers.
Game Changers How has COVID19 impacted Indigenous women in STEM? During COVID-19, Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander communities were disproportionately affected. Jessie Tu examines how it has impacted women in STEM.
News & Views Professor Tanya Monro has managed remote teams while caring for small kids at home, the now Chief Defence Scientist says flexibility & passion are key Re-prioritize on the fly and only worry about what you can control,” Professor Tanya Monro said at the National Press Club in Canberra this week
News & Views World renowned HIV scientist Professor Gita Ramjee dies of COVID-19 complications Professor Gita Ramjee was a critical player in the field of HIV prevention clinical trials, tirelessly working to find HIV prevention solutions for women.
News & Views ‘Change is a verb’ so talk won’t cut it: A wrap up from Catalysing Gender Equity 2020 380 delegates from across the STEM sector gathered in Adelaide last week for the Catalysing Gender Equity 2020 conference.
News & Views ‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment It’s hard for women to succeed in science. Our research shows it’s even harder for women of colour, writes Meredith Nash and Robyn Moore.
