There is no difference in the capability of women, underrepresented individuals & men to design & perform outstanding STEMM research & innovation, yet the current ecosystem has deeply entrenched biases in systemic structure, culture & metrics that afford men an unfair advantage. With funding, this is largely due to the restrictive, limited metrics by which we measure a researcher’s track record & research ‘success’ in Australia.

The number of dichotomies attached to being a woman are incredible: we're different, but we're not. We need to have empathy, control and strength, but not too much. We can have children, yet we're 'odd' if we don't. The list goes on and on... #women #leadership #truth #MWFdigital Love the wide ranging leadership styles of the women in @JuliaGillard and @NOIweala's book. Diverse, strong, powerful influencers who are smashing barriers, breaking new ground, shattering all ceilings and refusing to relent. Outstanding! 💪🏽💪🏾 #MWFdigital #leadership #rolemodels

I’m feeling the immense pain and frustration of researchers right now. I lost my research funding in 2011. It was the end of my research, my team, the career I’d spent almost 20 yrs building. Sacrifices made, hurdles navigated. I was low, it was hard. I hurt. Others hurt for me. But it wasn’t the worse I’d faced, so I persisted. I wrote letters to Ministers, was founding Chair @EMCRForum, negotiated with my Director. There was no bridging funds, no part-time options, no safety net. But they would keep a few precious mice alive and keep my reagents/bench.