This 15-year-old scientist and social entrepreneur is Time Magazine’s first ever Kid of the Year, and she’s giving us hope
Gitanjali Rao is a scientist and an inventor, using tech to correct the wrongs of the world. She’s also Time Magazine’s first Kid of the Year.
We need to help unemployed postgraduates start businesses, says CSIRO chief scientist Cathy Foley
Highly skilled postgraduates should be employed by organisations looking to boost R&D or assisted in starting businesses of their own.
“Immediate threat”: COVID-19 could reverse progress for women in STEM
Women in STEM in Australia are being disproportionately affected by COVID-19 job losses. And we risk reversing hard-won gains in the fight for diversity.
“It’s not over yet”: Glaring gender disparity remains in tech, as engineering job ad receives 200 applications, but not one from a woman
You can imagine Olympia Yarger’s disappointment when her job ad for a head engineer received 200 applications, but not one from a woman.
Malcolm Turnbull’s StartCon address was part wholesome, part savage, part cringe-worthy
Speaking at StartCon, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said that more money needs to be put behind promoting women in STEM.
In an increasingly digital world, getting girls into tech is essential
If women are to adjust to the demands of a job market that increasingly requires technical proficiency, there must be a radical change to close the gap.
“We live and breathe what we do”: How to avoid burnout in an intense career
How do you avoid the burnout that comes from years of hard work and intense focus on getting ahead? These entrepreneurs have some answers.
Sparkly black holes: Two ex-Googlers have launched a STEM-focused storytelling game for girls
Two ex-Google employees have created Talu Tales, a STEM-focused storytelling game for kids designed to aid in the co-creation of exciting stories.
New awards, new ambassador: Advocates take steps to fix STEM’s “leaky pipeline”
With astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith appointed as Australia’s first ambassador for women in STEM, will this be the year the "leaky pipeline" is plugged?
Women in technology: Fighting inequality starts within yourself
I strongly believe that representation is key: the more women we see in executive positions, the more will follow into that industry.
Code Like a Girl secures $60,000 grant to take its coding classes for girls on the road
Education startup Code Like a Girl has secured a $60,000 grant from Toyota to launch its Roaming Classroom for Rebel Girls and make coding more accessible.
Walking into a headwind: The barriers women face trying to build science careers
Women make up half of all science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine PhD candidates and researchers — but only 20% of senior leaders.
