1. Introduce STEM early to girls

Introduce girls at a young age to women in STEM role models, watch a fun STEM video about space and do an at-home activity, and engage with diverse characters with Future You.

2. Give girls leadership opportunities

Teachers can ask girls direct questions in STEM subjects and encourage them to lead STEM activities at school. 

3. Engage girls in a fun and creative way

Show them the Girls in STEM Toolkit website, read more about the Tech girls competition and the superheroes involved – and consider becoming a mentor or enrolling your school – and prompt them to think about STEM concepts like: why is the sky blue?

4. Challenge stereotypes about the IT industry

Show girls that women can have any STEM job they can imagine, whether it’s in IT, game design, astronomy, etc. Show them women working in IT. Encourage them to hear about women in STEM professionals in fields like robotics and astrophysics, like our Super STEM Careers Q&A.

5. Encourage girls to seek opportunities in STEM

The Careers with STEM website has internship opportunities across Australia and loads of information about STEM careers. 

6. Create safer workplaces 

Read the Respect@Work report by the Australian Human Rights commission on ways to change how workplaces deal with sexual harassment. Sign up to become a member of Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Ltd and receive awards for your gender equity efforts.