THE WOMEN SMASHING STEM
THE FUTURE IS LOOKING BRIGHT for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths). Although only 16 per cent of people working in the notoriously male-dominated set of industries in Australia are women (and we make up just 13 per cent of STEM undergraduates), a new cohort of visionaries is on a mission to reboot the system. Whether reinventing health technologies or implementing strategies to hire more women in senior leadership, they’re closing the gender gap and changing the conversation. This matters: as we look to the future, the gender balance in STEM roles goes beyond what’s fair for female employees – to build a brave new world that serves everyone, we need more diversity. Cue the women breaking boundaries in the industry today...
SHARMADEAN REID
“WE NEED TO SEE GIRLS’ CAPABILITIES EARLY AND STEER THEM INTO TECH SUBJECTS”
FOUNDER OF WAH NAILS AND BOOKING APP BEAUTYSTACK
“What I’m good at, and what makes me happy, is empowering women to make their own money,” says Sharmadean Reid. The woman who revolutionised the UK’s beauty salon model with WAH Nails is now shaking up the tech industry with Beautystack, an app that allows beauty pros to post their work and users to like it, comment or make a booking.
Although WAH
