As Australia’s former chief scientist, you might be surprised to know that I had moments at university when I wondered: Can I do this and finish my degree? I...
Australia has spent years telling us the biggest barriers facing women in STEM are systemic and cultural. Its own evidence says so, its own reviews say so, and its...
Industry and Science minister Tim Ayres has left the door open for May’s Budget to deliver funding for programs supporting women in STEM, but dodged questions about the government’s...
Data centre billionaire Robin Khuda on Thursday urged business, government and academia to unite to draw more women into STEM careers, as he launched the next stage of a...
“We frankly do not have time to stuff around with inane barriers that have stopped people, particularly women and people from under-represented groups, from playing a part in building...
The Albanese government has broken its silence on a landmark review of diversity in STEM fields by issuing a statement that conspicuously avoids tackling the central recommendations, and avoids...
Six months after former Industry minister Ed Husic publicly accepted all 11 recommendations of the long-running Pathway to STEM Diversity Review, the federal government has walked back from those...
The chair of a landmark review into STEM diversity says the recommendations are a crucial leaver for economic growth and should be beyond politics, as the federal Coalition waits...
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...
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...