Tag: STEM

Govt accepts all Diversity in STEM Review recommendations

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government will overhaul its STEM diversity programs and develop a new strategy to drive greater inclusion of under-represented groups, in line with the recommendations from last year’s...

A sovereign capability moonshot: Tackling the ‘missing middle’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Science and Technology Australia has called on government to establish a $2.5 billion Sovereign Capability Moonshot Program that would support research, translation and industrial transformation in areas identified as...

Solving Australia’s commercialisation dilemma

Posted on   |  by Bronwyn Le Grice
One of the most cited comments on Australia’s STEM industries is our strength in science, and our lack of strength in commercialisation. This claim is not without foundation. In...

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...