Tag: STEM

STEM diversity is critical for our future prosperity

Posted on   |  by Ryan Winn
Those of us working on the persistent challenge of getting more women and girls into STEM study and careers often remind people that “you can’t be what you can’t...

Scrapping key STEM equity program could be good news

Posted on   |  by Maria Vieira
Last week, Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic announced with little fanfare that the position of Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador would be discontinued, effective three days later. The...

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...

ARC centre achieves gender parity ‘without quotas’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
An Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence has achieved gender parity among its researchers and students in half a decade, without the need for quotas. Its leaders say its...

Fostering mission-driven industry excellence

Posted on   |  by Dr Nigel McGinty and Professor Tanya Monro
The Manhattan Project has been in the spotlight through the movie Oppenheimer. It was a mission-driven race that sought strategic competitive advantage. This was a project on a massive...

STA: Could a tax incentive drive workforce diversity?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Advocacy group Science and Technology Australia says a new tax incentive might be the best way to drive “systemic shifts” in employee diversity within Australia’s largest companies and improve...