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This past school holidays we held our first Future is Bright STEM & Trades Bootcamp in partnership with Endeavour Energy (NSW)!
Last week, as part of National Science Week, girls from Cumberland High School and Macquarie Fields High School attended the graduation ceremony for The Future is Bright in STEM.
Amanda Rose, the founder of Western Sydney Women and The Future is Bright, spoke on 2ser 107.3 about why it’s important to create pathways for women in STEM careers.
In partnership with Endeavour Energy, high school girls from The Future is Bright Program as well as girls from our local community enjoyed a hands on experience day learning about working in trades at Endeavour Energy’s Technical Training Centre.
The team and current mentees from Future is Bright were fortunate enough to be invited to the Powerhouse Muesum in Sydney to hear Chris Boshuizen's experience of travelling to Space
By 2030, the most sought-after jobs will be in technology, engineering and manufacturing — but Australia’s lack of investment in science and innovation has revealed a troubling trajectory for its future workforce.
To build a strong culture of science and innovation, it is essential to put STEM front and centre with students.
As part of The Future is Bright STEM Program, high school girls from Macquarie Fields High School and Cumberland High School had an amazing STEM Experience Day at the Powerhouse Museum.
New South Wales Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor has called on students and women who work in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field to "keep pressuring" government to do better when it comes to closing the gender divide that currently exists in the tech sector.
Western Sydney Women (WSW) is using its funding to launch two programs offering ongoing mentorship for both female students and executives seeking career growth. The Future is Bright Mentoring Program is aimed at high school students in Western Sydney to help them plan for a productive future and STEM career, by matching the young participants with an experienced mentor from academia, government or private sector.
Western Sydney Women’s “The Future is Bright” project addresses the full career lifecycle of girls and women in the Western Sydney Region. The program is comprised of four courses which will promote STEM career participation, STEM career networking and leadership, financial and job confidence, and career growth mentoring.
To address the STEM leadership crisis, Western Sydney Women is using funding received under the Women’s Leadership and Development Program to launch two programs offering ongoing mentorship for both students and executives seeking career growth.