Tag: diversity

Defence targets female STEM academics in diversity push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Defence Force’s science and technology division is offering academics lucrative salaries and perks to entice them into a Defence career change, under a 12-month program with pre-determined gender...

Chief Scientist on ‘glacial’ STEM diversity progress

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Achieving gender parity in senior STEM leadership positions in Australia will take more than 150 years at the current pace, according to Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley, who...

STEM diversity an economic necessity

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Improving gender diversity in Australia’s STEM workforce is an “economic necessity” that required a “cohesive, holistic and sustained approach” to achieve, according to the Academy of Science. The Academy...

Validation for Vic tech policy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A global award for Melbourne’s technology and innovation sector serves as validation for the Victorian government’s ongoing policy strategy in the space, according to Innovation Minister Philip Dalidakis. Melbourne...

Male, pale and stale will lead to fail

Posted on   |  by James Riley
According to the managing partner at EY Lynn Kraus, enterprises cannot expect to innovate from a place of uniformity. And there are specific financial benefits for more diverse workplaces,...

Tech women: The difficult reality

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The great lie being sold to young women professionals in the tech sector is that they can have it all. Not yet they can’t, and Ruslan Kogan knows why....

Cabinet diversity sets new tone

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The appointment of five women to Malcolm Turnbull’s Cabinet should send a strong signal about diversity to the tech sector. Besides retaining the highly regarded Julie Bishop as Deputy...