Women In Science

Women and girls now make up almost half of gamers worldwide – isn't it time encourage more girls into careers in the gaming industry?

Studying the genetic relationships between desert plants is helping Dr Rachael Fowler to understand how they evolved in Australia’s arid zone, once dense forest

To mark Women in Mathematics Day, two early career mathematicians – Dr Wei Huang and Dr Astrid Zeman – share their inspirations, achievements, ambitions and hobbies

To mark International Women’s Day, a chemist and a physicist discuss the challenges of careers in male-dominated fields and the women who inspire them

Animal scientist Dr Kristy DiGiacomo switched goats for penguins when she travelled to Antarctica as part of a global women in STEMM leadership program

Engineering needs more diversity, but there are almost no role models for women engineers in popular culture

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let’s recognise that science has an image problem and fix it

For a sustainable future we need to bring women and girls to the forefront of the fight against climate change - a shift from the most affected by climate disasters to key players in energy transition

After a career break, Dr Anne-Marie Tosolini is now researching forests that grew in Antarctica around 56 million years ago, providing important data for Earth’s future climate

The digital revolution has changed the game for women and girls in science, but despite strong progress, female students are still asking dispiriting questions