From primary school to academic positions, despite some progress, gender inequality continues to be rife.
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Between growing scam and hack incidents, global cyber warfare threats, and the increasing connectivity of our systems – keeping Australia’s cyber defences up is of the utmost importance.
Women enrolled in STEM courses are often more confident than men, but it hasn’t translated into career success and they are still very much a minority. More needs to be done in workplaces and schools.
Coping with racial stereotypes that permeate STEM culture is like having another full-time job, argues a researcher who studies racism in these fields.
Racial disparities in the tech sector begin well before college.
Australia loses female talent at every stage of the STEM pipeline. A program in which educators and industry work together to help women gain in-demand skills is one piece in the puzzle.
A strong identity as a scientist is crucial for girls to succeed in STEM fields such as computer science. Are educators recognizing and rewarding the right behaviors?
We need our scientists now more than ever to help us grow the high-value industries that will secure our future jobs and prosperity.
If fewer students from other countries enroll in US colleges and universities this fall due to COVID-19, the effects would be felt well beyond the campus, an expert warns.
Most states have changed their rules in recent years to let computer science count as a required high school math or science class. A physics professor explains how that trend could set students back.
Women are drastically under-represented in the science, technology, engineering and maths fields.
Stereotypes may discourage girls from pursuing STEM careers, but research suggests several ways that parents and teachers can turn things around.
Many students in Australia don’t have access to specialist teachers in science and maths, and the problem is only getting worse.
In order to get more young people to see themselves as future scientists, researchers argue that it helps to outfit the students with a simple article of clothing: a lab coat.
Parental views have a big impact on the decisions that children make - so let’s help mums and dads support their daughters in STEM careers.
Welcome to your future.
Despite the hype about STEM skills, research shows interpersonal, problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills will make you more employable in the 21st century.
Academies simply don’t know how they’re doing when it comes to the representation of women compared to their counterparts within the science-policy environment.
Women can often draw attention to dimensions of thinking that their male perspective may miss. But this will only work if they are in positions that allow them to lead and drive the research agenda.
Research dollars don’t stay locked up in academia and government labs. R&D collaborations with the private sector are common – and grow the innovation economy.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor: Medicinal plant biotechnology, Stellenbosch University
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Australia's Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
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Hon Research Fellow in Poetry and Theatre studies, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Professorial Lead, University of South Australia
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Professor of Education Research, School of Education, Durham University
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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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Economist, Data61, CSIRO
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President of the Australian Academy of Science, Laureate Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Curtin University
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Honorary Associate, School of Physics, University of Sydney
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Professor Innovation and Inclusion in the STEM Ecosystem, Johns Hopkins University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, iThemba LABS
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Chercheuse en sciences cognitives, directrice du département d'études cognitives à l'Ecole normale supérieure, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL
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South African Research Chair in Physical Cosmology, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town
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Professeure, directrice des études sciences à l'ENS, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL
