FLEET is celebrating International Women’s Day, by profiling FLEET women at different stages of their research career. These women are forging a career path in physics, chemistry and engineering and making a strong point that there is a place in this space for women and diversity.
FLEET’s Equity and Diversity Committee Chair, Prof Jeff Davis says, “FLEET has a strategic priority to develop the next generation of science leaders, and foster equity and diversity in STEM. FLEET will provide an environment for our early-career women to thrive and progress, growing into capable and confident leaders.”
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Break The Bias’. We asked five FLEET women to share their experiences as researchers and women in STEM.
We asked each of the researchers profiled the following questions:
- 1.Reflecting on your own career path, experiences and hopes for the future, tell me your thoughts on the theme, ‘Break The Bias’?
- What gets you out of bed in the morning?
The experiences of each profiled FLEET researcher are different and it highlights that biases manifest in different forms. What is common for each of the FLEET women, however, is the cultural expectations of what women should do or be (or not be) – cultural expectations that need to shift if we are to break the bias.
Check out their individual stories below
Peek into the lives and aspirations of more FLEET women in the following video interviews
More resources on women and girls in stem
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For Professionals
Australian Academy of Science, Science By Doing Professional Learning resources
Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador
The page includes links to the Australian Government’s Advancing Women in STEM Strategy and the Women in STEM Decadal Plan.
Women in STEMM Australia engages with its membership and national bodies in the STEM ecosystem to advocate for gender equity, equality, diversity, allyship and inclusion.
An online directory of Australian women working in STEM, an initiative of the Australian Academy of Science
Science and Technology Australia Superstars of STEM
The program equips brilliant diverse women with advanced communication skills and opportunities – in the media, on stage and in schools to grow a critical mass of celebrity women scientists inspiring our next generations.