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Vote 2019: Where the major parties stand on education
sbs.com.au
SBS News looks at what the parties are promising on education.Far too a familiar story- way past it's due date for fixing..
Women are being forced to make up to 150 applications to get an apprenticeship despite a skills shortage in the automotive trades industry.
Research from the University of Sydney business school has found that it is common for women to submit 80 to 150 applications over a six-to-eight-month period. Many of the women interviewed said they believed this was because of their gender.
Congratulations to Prof katherine Gibson- an outstanding academic
Professor Katherine Gibson appointed to prestigious Harvard University position
The feminist economic geographer is the first professor from Western Sydney University to hold the Chair in Australian Studies position at Harvard. Read More +
Professor Katherine Gibson appointed to prestigious Harvard University position
womensagenda.com.au
Professor Gibson has been appointed as the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Visiting Professor of Australian Studies at HarvardJane Caro on mentor related pressure..
No, I can’t be your unpaid mentor.
'As a feminist, I feel a pressure to be tirelessly helpful to other women. Don’t get me wrong, I am delighted to do what I can to help but (and this is an important but) I am just one human being and I simply cannot say yes to everything. Read More +
No, I can't be your unpaid mentor.
womensagenda.com.au
I cannot endlessly have coffee with people I hardly know, indiscriminately read manuscripts, research proposals or judge competitions, Jane Caro writes.In Australia, as elsewhere..
" ...Despite ongoing efforts to encourage girls and women to participate in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), they still lag substantially behind their male counterparts. According to UNESCO, women account for only 35 per cent of learners studying STEM subjects in higher education. Within the female student population, only 30 per cent choose STEM-related subjects, with female participation particularly low in ICT (3 per cent), natural science, mathematics and statistics (5 per cent) and engineering, manufacturing and construction (8 per cent)...."
What puts women off STEM? | ONLY CONNECT
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What puts women off STEM? Posted on March 8, 2019 by Paul Stanistreet © UNESCOAs the world marks International Women’s Day, Samah Shalaby asks how we can increase female participation in STEM and c...