Studying chemistry can take you into many careers, from an analytical chemist to a forensic scientist and even an environmental consultant.
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We are three professional women who all made different decisions regarding name changes.
Most of us make daily decisions about who we choose to work and collaborate with. So what if we used that to improve professional diversity?
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A confession: I can count on a single hand the number of women I have invited to collaborate with me on publications and grants.
The culture of science is premised on the idea that there are no barriers; that everybody is treated equally as long as they put in the effort.
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Parliament has a problem retaining experienced women – and so does science. Working in STEMM places women in an ideological dilemma that is exhausting to confront, and feels impossible to change.
Coastal geoscience and engineering is a broad discipline focused on physical processes at the interface of land and sea.
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For twenty years people had been telling me how lucky I was to be in our field of research because “things” were changing for young women. Twenty years later “things” had not changed.
A crowd of people moving at different rates is a form of turbulence.
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You might be familiar with turbulence as you experience it on a plane, or as scholars describe combustible forces of social change. But understanding how it operates is far more complex.
Actually yes, science and the arts do work together.
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Mobilising value from science and technology needs help from thinkers, designers, makers, policymakers and enablers – and this expertise often sits in the humanities, arts and social sciences domain.
Science societies are a vital part of research life, creating vital networking, grant and leadership opportunities for researchers.
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The young membership, frequency of elections and relaxed networks in science societies may provide vital positive influence for female promotion in STEM.
The Homeward Bound initiative works with women in science to enhance their opportunity to take up leadership roles globally.
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This year 77 women took part in the largest all-female expedition to Antarctica as part of a leadership training program. Rough weather enroute put group decision-making skills to the test.
Crunching the numbers on the gender gap in STEMM.
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While much is being done to increase the number of women working in science, new research shows it could take many, many years to reach parity with men.
Computer scientist and Computing Education Specialist Dr Nicky Ringland meets with Burwood Girls students.
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An ambassador needs to do more than just encourage young girls to enter STEMM, the role must address structural and cultural issues that push women out of the pipeline mid-career.
Schooling should be about individual student needs and their pipelines to success, within a whole school approach to challenge sexism.
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