Women in STEM Day at Science Space

This is another excerpt from our Facts You Can Feel blog over on Science Space. Since this is a sort of online portfolio, I wanted to share it with all of you!

I’m really proud of this project. The women we have working with us are wonderful role models and were so keen to share their stories.

Here’s the first little bit of the post but I really do encourage you to click here for the rest of it!

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019 at Science Space

Today, February the 11th, is the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Gender equality is one of the biggest challenges we face and nowhere is that more visible than in the traditionally male-dominated fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Did you know that only 35% of girls worldwide choose to study STEM in higher education?

That number’s tiny!

In Australia, research has shown that the number of women studying for a degree in a STEM discipline is roughly equal however retention of women over the course of their careers is seriously low. If you’d like to check out the numbers, Science and Gender Equity in STEMM published a study here.

Here at Science Space, we are committed to encouraging women and girls in pursuing careers in a STEM field and we believe that it all begins in Primary School. We love showing girls that science can be fun and interesting and we’ve got a bunch of inspiring role-models that they can look up to.

We interviewed some of our front-line women who work at Science Space, engaging with visitors on the floor, presenting shows and running workshops. Here’s what they had to say.

To read more, click HERE!

Science Space is a not-for-profit organisation at the University of Wollongong. All work presented here is my own, created while employed as an Experience Officer, with edits by Meg Gibson.