Amira Elgaafary 
The Australian Government has unveiled $15.9 million in new grants for 17 projects that are supporting women to enter STEM careers in a bid to boost the number of females in sectors such as science and technology. Industry Minister Ed Husic announced on Tuesday the latest round of Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship grants, which … Read more
It was the adversity of her son losing his vision that inspired Perth entrepreneur Esther Oh to develop her medical technology, which she believes can reduce human errors, time delays and knowledge gap. The mother-of-two founded Agili8 in August 2020 after her 16-year-old son caught an unknown virus which saw him get passed around from … Read more
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This International Women’s Day, listen back as Prof Lyn Beazley AO chats with Joanna Trilling about her distinguished science career. The former West Australian of the Year wants to encourage more women and girls to consider and train for STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) roles. Prof Beazley also shares with Jo why she was … Read more
Western Australia will need an extra 3,000 data scientists to ensure we lead the digital revolution, the State’s inaugural data science conference has been told this week. Hosted by the Curtin-based WA Data Science Innovation Hub, the 2022 Data Science for Business Conference and Exhibition brought together more than 500 business leaders and data science … Read more
Nearly 700 people attended WA’S long-running Women in Technology conference. To view this article please click the following link: https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Women-in-tech-push-for-sustainable-change
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Western Australian school students can be recruited as the cybersecurity workforce of the future as part of a Curtin-led cybersecurity program, which has been supported by the Federal Government. Announced today by The Hon Ed Husic, the Cyber Security Education and Training Program (CyberSET) will receive $468,000 in funding as part of the Cyber Security … Read more
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Negotiation a must-have skill for women to be empowered in workplaces To view the full article please visit the following link: https://thewest.com.au/business/workplace-matters/negotiation-a-must-have-skill-for-women-to-be-empowered-in-workplaces-c-9963479
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