To secure Australia's health and economy into the future, the talents of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) are vital. Women in STEMM Australia connects women in STEMM across every professional sector - education, research, industry, academia and government. Join us!
Today we are delighted to announce that Women in STEMM Australia’s co-founder, Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea, was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. Please join me in celebrating this recognition of Maggie’s commitment, capacity, vision and tireless work. She is an outstanding and passionate advocate for science and innovation, and as such represents the … More Well-deserved recognition
Do you ever look at the leaders we have in science and wonder when you will see someone who looks and leads like you? I had been asking myself this question for many years when a seemingly innocuous email in August 2015 caught my eye. It mentioned the Homeward Bound initiative to take 76 female … More Leadership in the Antartic with 76 Women in Science
At a recent birthday dinner I met a young woman who had just finished Year 12. I asked her what she was going to do next, and she indicated a desire to study science at university. Then she mentioned something that really struck me – she shyly suggested that she wanted to do a combined … More Carve your own future
In early November 2016, just as the votes from the US presidential campaign were being counted, I set off on a dash across the globe, to make it in time for my panel session for the Gender Summit, hosted by the EU Parliament in Brussels. Below is the info from the conference website: “The Gender … More Around the world for women in STEMM
Do you look at the world through rose-coloured glasses? When one looks at the world in this manner, things often appear better than they really are. Sometimes people are blinded to the truth of a situation because the situation does not directly impact them or someone they love. I do not fault anyone for this, … More Looking at the World Through “Colourful” Glasses
As 2016 draws to a close, it is immensely rewarding to reflect on all we have achieved in the last 12 months. In the past year, Women in STEMM Australia has collaborated with a suite of Partners and collaborators to increase the profile of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) across a broad … More Here’s to a New Year of new things!
I’ve been involved in podcasting for a number of years now. It’s a hobby of mine that allows me to play with media production things and talk to interesting people. I started out in 2007 talking about Free and Open Source Software and have since then produced a few different shows. Four and a half … More Today’s Women in STEMM
Georgina Sweet (1875 – 1946) was an academic in the fields of zoology and parasitology at the University of Melbourne. She was an early pioneer of women in science and was appointed the University’s first woman lecturer in 1901. In 2010, the Australian Research Council (ARC) recognized Georgina’s contribution to science by naming a new laureate … More Georgina Sweet’s legacy lives on
Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP&Science business of Thomson Reuters, and the Australian National University (ANU) today announced the 2016 Women in Research Citation Awards. Several awards have been held over the last decade, and this year the focus was on Australian early- to mid-career women researchers. Clarivate Analytics and the ANU partnered to facilitate an event where the research … More Congrats to the 2016 Women in Research Citation Awardees
Conferences, such as the inaugural Connecting Women in STEMM National Symposium, can be rich with sponsorship opportunities. I don’t mean the kind of sponsorship where an organisation supports the conference through funds or resources. I mean the sponsorship that delegates can provide for each other. Separating out sponsorship from under the umbrella term of mentoring has allowed us … More When sponsorship isn’t about money