Bridging the Gender Gap in STEM

The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Only one in four workers in STEM sectors in Australia are women, but it doesn’t have anything to do with them lacking confidence.

On Breakfast with Taylah, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Curtin University Sherry Bawa explains the real reasons for the gender gap in STEM professions, and discusses what needs to be done to attract more women to STEM careers.

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