Resources and Opportunities
Discover resources and opportunities available to support women in STEM across their careers and promote gender equity.
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QLD
Dream Big Australia
Dream Big Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that provides the best science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) experiences to young people aged 15 to 18, empowering them to become future leaders in education, industry and innovation.
SA, Adelaide
Her Tech Path
Ongoing
HerTechPath is a grass-roots community of women in South Australia working in the tech sector who want to celebrate and inspire women and girls to consider rewarding and diverse careers in the technology sector. Our community runs free briefings for high schools in metropolitan Adelaide to showcase "Where can the tech industry take you?" with a panel of women working in the sector.
Online
Girls in STEM Toolkit
Let’s bust some myths about Girls in STEM. The GiST provides resources to inspire and inform girls, schools and families in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Explore activities, resources, case studies, lessons, study pathways and careers.
WA
The Innovators Tea Party
The Innovators’ Tea Party links successful women working and training in STEM with high school students through a range of engaging events. Our 500+ women in STEM mentors are selected from a variety of industries and backgrounds and are passionate about telling their stories and promoting their fields.
National
Young Indigenous Women's STEM Academy
Ongoing
The Young Indigenous Women’s STEM Academy (the Academy) will increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander females undertaking studies and careers in STEM. The Academy does this through targeted, long-term support to help overcome the barriers that discourage Indigenous women from pursuing STEM careers.The holistic, streamlined approach to support will promote access to STEM careers for high achieving Year 8 and Year 11 students.
VIC
BrainSTEM
BrainSTEM provides workshops, STEM challenges and mentoring to Victorian secondary school students.
Online
Evaluating STEM Gender Equity Programs: A guide to effective program evaluation
The Office of the Women in STEM Ambassador has developed a new guide to evaluating STEM gender equity programs. The guide enables program owners to undertake self-evaluation that is consistent and comparable across Australia.
National
She Maps
She Maps offers online and in-school drone and geospatial training and events to help you empower your students with the skills of tomorrow.
NSW, Sydney
Girls' Programming Network
Ongoing
The Girls' Programming Network is a group of women and girls into computer science, programming and information technology. We run workshops once per school term for highschool girls!
Online
Day of STEM - Women in STEM
The program explores six dynamic female role models and their individual career journeys with companies on the cutting-edge of technological innovation in Australia.