Tag: diversity

Gender bias holding back Australia’s ICT Sector

Posted on   |  by Munir Kotadia
Australia’s tech workforce is growing at twice the national average. Tech exports have doubled in the past decade, making the sector one of Australia’s fastest-growing economic drivers — but...

Accenture’s $7 billion diversity gamble

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
One of government’s biggest technology service sellers has ditched diversity policies in the shadow of the Trump administration, raising questions about how it can remain a responsible supplier. Accenture,...

DEI on the brink: Recognising we are at a crossroad

Posted on   |  by Luli Adeyemo
I have seen diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) move from the fringes of corporate consciousness to the mainstream, and worryingly, now risks being sidelined as just another ‘trend’. With...

Bullying, pay gap in male dominated ’24/7′ cyber sector

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Gender biases, stereotypes and inequities are limiting women’s participation in the Australian cybersecurity sector, according to new research that recommends changes to the current “24/7 culture”. A report by...

No ‘measurable impact’: Female Founders grants grounded

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s only program for female startup founders will not continue after internal analysis determined more than $35 million in direct grants and mentoring for almost one thousand...

Women in STEM ambassador program phased out

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government’s ambassador for gender equity in STEM is being wound up, with existing functions to be slotted into other programs. The Pathway to Diversity in STEM review,...

Gender pay gap remains high in STEM jobs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Women working in STEM fields face gender pay gaps worth tens of thousands of dollars a year, some of the highest across the economy, according to newly released data...

STEM diversity blockers need strategic fix: review

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A myriad of government programs have failed to address the structural diversity barriers in Australia’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields over the last decade, according to an outside...