A new Cornell study claiming panels select women over men at a rate of 2:1 for science, technology, maths and engineering jobs is flawed because the study doesn’t reflect real-life hiring practices.
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Figuring out points along the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math pipeline where women are doing ok can help focus efforts to improve sex ratios where they can make a difference.
By pre-school children are already thinking about the career they will have when they grow up, and ruling out jobs that do not fit with their gender. We need to get in early to get rid of stereotypes.
Australia continues to be plagued with high numbers of teachers teaching subjects they are not qualified to teach, according to the latest Australian Council for Education Research report
Four former university presidents speak up for the liberal arts.
Australia’s facing a slow decline in most educational standards and few are aware just how bad the situation is getting.
A lifetime of study and preparation are no guarantee of success for PhDs when they hit the job market. Things can and should be improved.
The evolution of science and engineering in the 21st century has transformed the role of these professions in profound ways that affect research, scholarship and the practice of teaching in the university…
The STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics supposedly suffer from a shortage of graduates. Conventional wisdom says there’s no one for employers to hire for science and engineering…
With HSC exams coming up, students will be preparing to sit a range of different exams, from English to music to biology to languages. For study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM…
You can be forgiven for assuming that gender is not an issue any more in higher education. There are more young women entering universities than ever before and they are graduating each year in their hundreds…
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador, Professor of Practice, UNSW Sydney
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Professor of Social Impact, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, Initial Teacher Education, University of Technology Sydney
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Dean of Science, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Chair of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology, The University of Queensland
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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Innovation & Change), Professor of Astrophysics, Swinburne University of Technology
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Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Secretary for Science Policy at the Australian Academy of Science, and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UNSW Sydney
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Australia's Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
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Associate Professor of Education (Science Education), Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and Psychology and 21st Century Chair, University of Arkansas
