Thank you for visiting Women in STEMM Australia.
We are currently refreshing our website and planning activities for 2023.
Our purpose
is to connect, empower and advocate for STEMM women and girls to have equality in the Australian workplace.
Women in STEMM
have STEMM qualifications or experience working in and/or enabling STEMM in industry, research, education and government sectors.
Our community
is inclusive and diverse. We respect and value the contributions of everyone who would like to support our purpose.
How to get involved
How to get involved
- partnering with our organisation
- sponsoring our organisation (cash and in-kind)
- requesting women in STEMM speakers for your next event
- promoting your event and job to our networks
- requesting us to amplify the amazing work that you do supporting women and girls in STEMM
To learn more please email us and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Please note that we are unable to sponsor Australian visa applications.
Resources
We’ve collated a list of organisations, initiatives, networks, speakers and other resources for women and girls in STEMM.
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Board of Directors
Professor Madhu
Bhaskaran
Co-chair
Sarah
Chapman
Co-chair
Dr Morley
Muse
Director
Dr Hannah
Brown
Director
Natalie
Chapman
Director
Sara
Goldsworthy
Director
Ambassadors
Guests of the Chair
About us
We are an organisation whose primary engagement platform is through social media – this includes LinkedIn and Twitter with a diverse and inclusive network of over 40,000 STEMM professionals in academia, industry, education, business and government.
This includes all women in STEMM (and those who enable STEMM) regardless of their discipline and profession.
We raise the profile of women in STEMM, provide role models by increasing the visibility of women in STEMM, expand their professional network, and advocate on their behalf at various levels.
We currently have a growing subscriber base of more than 1200. You may subscribe here.
Advocacy
Over the past 9 years, we have influenced national policy as an authority in women in STEMM. We have provided input into multiple policy submissions and had our Board members as key representatives at the tables including the Women in STEM Decadal Plan.
We were formally recognised as a supporter at Science and Gender Equality Australia (SAGE) pilot launch in 2015.
Our recent work includes contributions to key consultations on Australia’s National Science and Research Priorities, Women in STEM Evaluation, and the Snow Medical Foundation Report.
Our current partners include Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) Elevate, Science and Technology Australia (STA), Women in AI Awards, and Mothers in Science.
A brief history
Founded in 2014 by Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea and Michelle Gallaher, Women in STEMM Australia is a non-profit organisation that has grown into a nationally recognised association for women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM).
We were one of the first national independent organisations to be formed to shine a light and advocate for women’s equity and diversity challenges in the STEMM sector.
Besides holding the first National Symposium on this topic in 2016, we have engaged with a wide range of organisations including:
- Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- Office for Women
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency
- Innovation Australia
- Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- Australian Academy of Science
- Australian Science and Innovation Forum
- Inspiring Australia
- Foundation for Young Australians
- Chief Executive Women
- BioMelbourne Network
- Biomedical Research Victoria
- Women on Boards
- UN Women Australia
- Science and Technology Australia
- Australian Society for Medical Research
- Snow Foundation
We have delivered Women in STEMM-focussed presentations at several institutes and universities as well as participating on panels and presenting at public and academic conferences. Importantly we have also engaged with the National Science Teachers Association and the Australian Alliance for Girls Schools.
Our purpose
To connect, empower and advocate for STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine) women and girls to have equality in the Australian workplace
Women in STEMM Australia acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. First Nations people have practised science for over 65,000 years. Our first scientists passed on the lessons of the land, sea and sky, to the future scientists of today through stories, song and dance. They call this caring for Country. If you care for Country, the Country will care for you.
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