Women in STEM related fields are already under-represented, making up fewer than 1 in 10 graduates, and the picture only gets worse for Indigenous Australian women.
Federation University are hoping to create a new path, with a series of one-day workshops aimed at encouraging year 7 and 8 girls to consider pursuing senior school study in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects.
Read the full article here. Written for the Ballarat Courier.
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