In Emily Quinn Smyth’s field, environmental science, there are not many people who are profoundly deaf. There are also no words in Auslan (Australian sign language) for basic environmental science terms like biodiversity, climate change, and ec

Teresa Vidal Calleja - We shouldn't have to be this resilient

Mar 6th, 2018 4m 54s

Having a mother who worked gave Dr Teresa Vidal Calleja a different childhood role model to most of her peers in Mexico. But when she entered engineering, she found hostility to women was common.Dr Teresa Vidal Calleja is a Senior Lecturer at

Pauline Kohlhoff - working like a man

Mar 6th, 2018 3m 35s

The standard to which workers are held is often the standard of ‘working like a man’. That is, constantly available, and like there is someone else in the background taking care of everything else peripheral to work. Like many women, Pauline Ko

Dr Olga Shimoni - Powerful role models

Mar 6th, 2018 5m 27s

Born in the former Soviet Union, Dr Olga Shimoni’s experience of the gender imbalance in science and engineering began after she came to Australia. She believes strong role models are one way of driving progress to change expectations of labour

Dr Nikki Percival - It takes hard work to be heard

Mar 6th, 2018 6m 3s

Between a career move to the Northern Territory, single parenthood and completing a PhD in the field of health promotion, Dr Nikki Percival’s experience has spanned many of the challenges women in STEMM face.Dr Nikki Percival is an NHMRC Resea

Dr Lan Snell - Faces of leadership

Mar 6th, 2018 6m 51s

Dr Lan Snell worked in management consulting until starting a family inspired her change her career and enter academia. In the worlds of businesses, universities and organisations she believes representation seriously affects the how people ent

Dr Willa Huston - Emotional labour

Mar 6th, 2018 6m 6s

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 pr

Dr Phillippa Carnemolla - An environment built for inclusion

Mar 6th, 2018 4m 38s

Inclusion is about changing the assumption that ‘normal’ is a body able, white, middle aged male. In the field of design and built environments, Dr Phillippa Carnemolla works on creating inclusive environments for people of all ages, genders, a

Dr Eva Cheng - Technology has no gender

Mar 6th, 2018 4m 56s

Born in Canberra of Hong Kong descent, traditional cultural values and modern ideals both played a part in shaping Dr Eva Cheng’s career. But her story shows how a lack of diversity in the tech sector is affecting the technology we all use, eve

Dr Nural Cokcetin - Beeing a woman in STEMM

Mar 6th, 2018 5m 1s

Research scientist Dr Nural Cokcetin speaks about her experience as a woman scientist, role modelling to younger scientists, and… beekeeping.Dr Nural Cokcetin is a postdoctoral researcher at the ithree Institute at UTS. She studied microbiolog

Dr Megan Williams - Statement from the Heart

Mar 6th, 2018 7m 2s

Aboriginal influence on Australian culture is more common that you might expect… but often overlooked. As an educator, Dr Megan Williams sees her role as bringing to light these influences and building on them to foster as sense of value, respe

Dr Noushin Nasiri - Disrupting gender labels

Mar 6th, 2018 5m 22s

Aggressive scientist or an assertive professional? In the field of material engineering, the label you receive can depend on your gender. For Dr Noushin Nasiri, this has made her more determined to break down gender barriers for future generati