Challenging gender stereotypes in STEMM requires us to re-examine the assumptions about gender roles that are still actively playing out in workplaces today. Dr Willa Huston shares her experience as a scientist leading change for gender good practice at UTS.Dr Willa Huston is a molecular microbiologist and a Senior Lecturer at the UTS School of Life Sciences, She is an Associate Member of the ithree Institute. She also serves as a co-covener of the UTS Academic Women in Science group, a Chair of the Faculty of Science Equity and Diversity Committee, and a member of the UTS Athena SWAN Communications Committee.