The national Women in STEM Decadal Plan was launched by the Australian Academy of Science in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2019 to guide organisations and stakeholders to achieve a transformative, systematic and sustained change towards gender equality in Australia’s STEM sector by 2030.

As a Champion organisation, Macquarie outlined how our progress and actions towards gender equity align with and support the National Decadal Plan. The University has made a significant commitment to prioritising gender equity, and we are already seeing the impact of our Workplace Gender Equity Strategy.

The Women in STEM Decadal Plan provides a framework to ensure the STEM ecosystem is moving towards a shared vision. It outlines six opportunities for all stakeholders – government, academia, industry, education and the broader community – who have the power to act and create change:

• leadership and cohesion
• evaluation
• workplace culture
• visibility
• education
• industry action

Read our successful submission to become a champion for the national decadal plan.