Diversity in STEM Review: draft recommendations

Girl Geek Academy’s original submission to the Federal Government’s Diversity in STEM review, “Enough Talk: Girl Geek solutions for action & investment in gender equity in STEM / Technology”, surveyed hundreds of technologists across Australia.

The report shared direct accounts from women struggling for recognition, advancement and investment in an industry that has not been designed to retain them. Many shared shocking examples of sexual harassment and discrimination, despite these being a crime in every Australian workplace.

The government must bring industry to the table to implement the draft recommendations of the Diversity in STEM review, and incentivise non-government organisations to work with the government to achieve the desired outcomes.

We the undersigned recommend the Australian federal government require published gender equality action plans from companies who secure government tech contracts.

This recommendation would enable over 1500 companies to instantly help deliver the industry recommendations from the Diversity in STEM review and leverage $16B in government buying power.

Girl Geek Academy - Sarah Moran, Lisy Kane, Amanda Watts, April Staines
Advancing Women - Michelle Redfern
Agency Iceberg - Anna O'Dea
Algohub - Karen Cohen
April Storm - April Staines
Australian Data Science Education Institute (ADSEI) - Linda McIver
Blind Spots - Bec Brideson
Brideson Bennett Co - Bec Brideson
CALD in Cyber - Manal al-Sharif
Converge - Dr Catherine Ball
Daring To Drive - Manal Al Sharif
Design Junkies - Amanda Watts
Don't Be Too Polite Girls - Wendy McCarthy
Emerging tech talent - Karen Cohen
Equal Experts - Bethan Timmins
Euphemia - Judy Anderson-Firth, Group CEO; Dom Pym, Founder
EV women - Bridie Schmidt
Futureology studios - Anna Reeves
Gender Lens Australia - Tanja Kovac & Dr Maree Overall
Get Off The Bench - Kerryn Vaughan
GippsTech - Elena Kelareva
Girl Geek Dinners Melbourne - April Staines
Girls In Tech Australia - Christine Rodrigues & Renece Brewster
Girls Programming Network - Renee Noble
Girls With Hammers - Kerryn Vaughan
HEX - Jeanette Cheah
I'll Let Myself In - Hannah Diviney
Indigitek - Celeste Carnegie
Lady Tradies & Rocking Chicks - Mel Street
Leading Ladies (series) - Anna O'Dea
League of Extraordinary Women - Sheryl Thai
Man-Made - Tracey Spicer
Menopause with Grace - Grace Zielinski
Mentorloop - Lucy Lloyd
Money School - Lacey Filipich
Muses Code JS - Sammy Herbert
OZ Cyber - Manal Al Sharif
Polipedia - Su Dharmapala
Pory - Samantha Wong
Project F - Emma Jones
Put Her Name On It - Kerry Wilson
Revolver Capital - Trenna Probert
She Codes - Kate Irwin
She’s a Crowd - Dr. Zoë Condliffe
SixPivot - Sammy Herbert
Startup Onramp - Colin Kinner
STEM Punks - Fiona Holmstrom
Super Fierce - Trenna Probert
Tech Diversity Lab/Kaleida - Gretchen Scott
Tech Girls Movement Foundation - Dr Jenine Beekhuyzen OAM
Tech Inclusion - Renee Noble
Tech Leading Ladies - Michelle Gleeson, Gretchen Scott & Susan Brander
TechDiversity Foundation - Luli Adeyemo
The Ethical Technologists Society - Manal Al Sharif
The Mother - Jane Caro
The Startup Network - Vicki Stirling
W0m3nWh0HackM3lb0urn3 - Brigitte Lewis, PhD
Women In Blockchain Australia - Karen Cohen
Women In Digital - Holly Hunt
Women in Emerging Tech - Karen Cohen
Women Who Code Melbourne - Akanksha Malik, Gwenny Warnick & Gretchen Scott
World of Drones Education - Dr Catherine Ball
Xylo Systems - Camille Goldstone-Henry
Yesterday - Katharine Suy and Millie Marconi