SAGE SYMPOSIUM Friday, June 24. Be at the forefront of improving gender equity in science AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, SYDNEY

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1 SAGE SYMPOSIUM 2016 Friday, June 24 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, SYDNEY Be at the forefront of improving gender equity in science SAGE is a partnership between the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering

2 SPONSORS Principal Sponsor Transform Sponsor Innovate Sponsors Discover Sponsors Venue Sponsor 2 Sage Symposium 2016

3 The inaugural SAGE Symposium highlights challenges, opportunities and solutions to enhance gender equity & diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Medicine (STEMM) in support of the SAGE Pilot of Athena SWAN in Australia Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) is a program of activities designed to improve gender equity and diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM). Women comprise more than half of science PhD graduates and early career researchers, but just 17% of senior academics in Australian universities and research institutes. The loss of so many women scientists is a significant waste of expertise, talent and investment, and this impacts our nation s scientific performance and productivity. Background In November 2014, the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) hosted the SAGE Forum, bringing together over 140 experts from around Australia who discussed areas of critical impact on gender equity in STEMM. The unanimous consensus was that concerted action is required immediately across the sector. The key recommendation of the Forum was to undertake the Australian Pilot of the Athena SWAN Charter. Athena SWAN is a renowned UK program providing an evaluation and accreditation framework for gender equity and gender diversity issues in STEMM. Athena SWAN has been operating in the UK for over a decade, with tremendous success in enhancing gender equity in STEMM and has recently been rolled out into other scientific disciplines. In September 2015, the Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) joined the AAS as a partner in SAGE. The SAGE Pilot of the Athena SWAN Charter was officially launched at Parliament House on 16 September. Sage Symposium

4 The SAGE pilot of Athena SWAN in Australia The SAGE Pilot of Athena SWAN involves 40 Australian Charter Members, including 30 universities, six medical research institutes and four government science organisations. The SAGE Pilot has adapted the UK processes for the Australian context, running training workshops on gender equity, and providing gender equity accreditation for universities, medical research centres and Government research organisations who participate in the SAGE Pilot. Australian science can ill afford to lose a substantial fraction of half of our talent pool if we want to be at the international forefront of research. Professor Brian Schmidt AC FAA FRS Nobel Laureate, founding CO-Chair of SAGE Steering Committee Athena SWAN Charter The Athena SWAN Charter recognises excellence in employment practices that advance and promote the careers of women and gender minorities through its Awards system. Institutions join the Athena SWAN Charter with their executive leader signing up to the 10 Principles of the Charter. The Principles encourage institutions to ensure that women from diverse backgrounds as well as underrepresented groups are best positioned to reach their full potential in academic science. Athena SWAN Charter Members subsequently work towards an Athena SWAN Award. To this end, institutions participating in the SAGE Pilot of Athena SWAN are engaged in over two-years of activities to gather evidence and address gender equity and diversity issues within their organisation. They begin by appointing a Self-Assessment Team (SAT); a representative group of scientists, professional and support staff, and students who lead a systematic collection of data and analysis on gender equity and diversity outcomes, policies and programs. In consultation with executive leaders, staff and students, the SAT identifies gaps in institutional policies and practices and proposes a four-year Action Plan to address gender equity issues arising from this analysis and consultation. Institutions submit their findings in an application for a Bronze Institutional Award. 4 Sage Symposium 2016

5 Diversity underlies innovation and without a diverse research sector Australia is missing out on great discoveries and scientific advances Professor Nalini Joshi FAA, ARC Laureate Fellow, FOUNDING CO-CHAIR OF SAGE Steering Committee Athena SWAN Bronze Institutional Awards Athena SWAN Charter Members participating in the SAGE Pilot are working towards the Bronze Institutional Award, which recognises that an institution has a solid foundation for eliminating gender bias and developing an inclusive culture that values all staff. Applications for Athena SWAN Awards are judged by a peer review panel of STEMM professionals, gender equity practitioners and other subject matter experts. Bronze Institutional Awards are valid for four years; during this time the institution works to meet its Action Plan. Once the Bronze Institutional Award is conferred, an institution is able to be considered for higher institutional Awards, as well as apply for Departmental Awards. Impact of Athena SWAN In 2014, an independent evaluation showed that the Athena SWAN Charter in the UK has helped institutions to advance and sustain progressive change in gender equity. This includes: 1. improved processes for women s promotion and awards panels; 2. development of mentoring systems, networking and leadership training for women; 3. positive changes to maternity leave cover; 4. increased engagement of senior leadership and departments on gender equity. The SAGE Pilot of Athena SWAN seeks similar innovative changes to the gender landscape in STEMM. 5

6 Program June :30AM 9:00AM REGISTRATION 9:00 9:05 AM Opening address Professor Andrew Holmes President of the Academy of Science SAGE SYMPOSIUM :05 AM 9:15 AM Welcome to Country Donna Ingram Elder of the Redfern Aboriginal Community 9:15AM 9:30AM 9:30AM 10:15AM 10:15AM 10:45 AM 10:45AM 11:30AM 11:30AM 12:30PM 12:30PM 1:30PM 1:30PM 2:15PM 2:15PM 3:15PM 3:15PM 3:45PM 3:45PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:30 7:00PM SAGE Pilot Progress Professor Suzanne O Reilly FAA on behalf of AAS Keynote Address: Champions of Change for STEMM Elizabeth Broderick Founder, Male Champions of Change Morning Tea How SAGE will Transform Science and Innovation in Australia Dr Susan Pond Adjunct Professor, Engineering and Information Technologies, The University of Sydney Dr Alan Finkel Chief Scientist Catriona Jackson Deputy Chief Executive, Universities Australia Transforming the Gender & Diversity Landscape: Lessons from the UK Athena SWAN Program David Ruebain Chief Executive, Equality Challenge Unit Lunch/networking Not Just a Women s Problem : Working With Men on Equity and Diversity Dr Mark Toner Chair, ATSE Gender Equity Forum Professor Emma Johnston, Inaugural AAS Nancy Millis Medal Awardee, Pro Vice-Chancellor UNSW Professor Peter Koopman Co-Chair, AAS Diversity Equity Reference Group Diversity Underlies Innovation: Intersectionality in STEMM Professor Jill Milroy Executive Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, the University of Western Australia Dawn Hough Director, Pride in Diversity Dr Melanie Thomson Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Deakin University Afternoon tea Inspiring Inclusive Institutions Dr Tim Soutphommasane Race Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission Professor Aidan Byrne Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Council Dr Saraid Billiards Director, Research Grants, National Health & Medical Research Council Making Sector-wide Gender Equity Changes Ita Buttrose Journalist; Patron of the Macular Disease Foundation; Emeritus Director, Arthritis Australia FORUM CLOSE Professor Mary O Kane FTSE on behalf of ATSE Academy Cocktail Party 6 Sage Symposium 2016

7 Keynote Speakers Elizabeth Broderick AO Elizabeth has brought together captains of industry, governments and Defence Force chiefs to address gender inequality in Australia and beyond. As Australia s longest serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner ( ), Elizabeth worked tirelessly to break down structural and social barriers faced by women and men, and to promote gender equality. A key advocate for Australia s paid parental leave scheme, Elizabeth influenced changes to regulations to increase the numbers of women at decision-making level, and to elevate the voices of women in marginalised communities. She also established and convenes the globally recognised Male Champions of Change strategy, enlisting a who s who of powerful male leaders to tackle workplace gender inequality. Her review into the treatment of women in the Australian Defence Force led to sweeping cultural reforms. She is a powerful and influential voice in the struggle for gender equality, enlisting both women and men as agents of change. Elizabeth is Special Advisor to the Executive Director of UN Women on Private Sector Engagement, and Co-Chair of UN Global Compact s Women s Empowerment Principles Leadership Group. She is a member of the Australian Defence Force Gender Equality Board, the Australian Rugby Union Board, and formerly a member of the World Bank Gender Advisory Council. She is Senior Advisor to the Australian Federal Police Commissioner on cultural change. In 2016 Elizabeth was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia and was named 2016 NSW Australian of the Year. She holds Honorary Doctorates of Law from the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, and the University of Technology Sydney. Ita Buttrose AO OBE 2013 Australian of the Year Ita Buttrose AO OBE has had a remarkable career as an editor, businesswoman, best-selling author and community advocate. Ita has twice been voted Australia s most admired woman, she was the youngest ever Editor of The Australian Women s Weekly, the founding editor of Cleo, the first woman to edit a major Australian newspaper as Editor-in-Chief of the Sydney Daily & Sunday Telegraphs, and the first woman director of News Limited. Ita later founded Capricorn Publishing and The Good Life Publishing Company and created ITA Magazine, which looked at issues affecting older women in Australia, including menopause, sexuality and coping with male impotency. She chaired the National Advisory Committee on AIDS which implemented Australia s HIV/AIDS education program and is currently National Ambassador of Alzheimer s Australia having served as National President from She is Patron of the Macular Disease Foundation and Emeritus Director of Arthritis Australia. Ita received an AO for her services to the community in the field of public health education, an OBE for her services to journalism, and a Centenary Medal for business leadership. She currently co-hosts Network 10 s morning program Studio 10. David Ruebain Since June 2010, David has been Chief Executive of Equality Challenge Unit, a policy and research agency advancing equality and diversity in universities and colleges. Before that, he was a practicing solicitor for 21 years; latterly as Director of Legal Policy at the Equality and Human Rights Commission of Great Britain and before that as a Partner at and founder of the department of Education, Equality and Disability Law at Levenes Solicitors. David is an ADR Group accredited mediator, a member of the Advisory Group of the Office for Fair Access, an equality adviser to the English FA Premier League and an independent panel member for The Equality Standard for Professional Football Clubs, a Trustee of Action on Disability and Development, a member of the Rights and Justice Committee of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, a Member of the Editorial Board of Disability and Society journal and a Fellow of the British American Project. David is a past winner of RADAR s People of the Year Award for Achievement in the Furtherance of Human Rights, was shortlisted for the Law Society s Gazette Centenary Award for Lifetime Achievement Human Rights, was listed as one of 25 Most Influential Disabled People in the UK by Disability Now Magazine, is listed in the Disability News Service s Influence Index and is listed in the Disability Power List. 7

8 We simply cannot afford another generation of women to miss the opportunity to fully participate and contribute to our economy and to our environment. - Professor Emma Johnston Universities Australia is proud to be the principal sponsor of the SAGE Symposium As the voice of Australia s 39 universities, we are strong supporters of gender equity in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. Find out more about us at universitiesaustralia.edu.au Photo taken by Lyn Mills and supplied by the National Press Club of Australia. Professor Emma Johnston appeared alongside Professor Nalini Joshi and Professor Tanya Monro 8 in Sage the Women Symposium of Science 2016 forum at the National Press Club of Australia on 30 March 2016.

9 Opening address Professor Andrew Holmes Am Frs Faa Finstp University of Melbourne School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute (Melbourne Laureate Professor Emeritus, Professor of Chemistry); Imperial College Department of Chemistry (Emeritus Professor and Distinguished Research Fellow). Andrew Holmes was Professor of Organic and Polymer Chemistry and Director of the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis at the University of Cambridge. In 2004 he was awarded an ARC Federation Fellowship and Inaugural veski Innovation Fellowship at the Bio21 Institute in the University of Melbourne. He was a CSIRO Fellow, a University of Melbourne Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne, Distinguished Research Fellow at Imperial College and was the Newton Abraham Visiting Professor, University of Oxford in His research interests involve applications of synthesis to materials science and biology. He has made extensive contributions in the area of light emitting and photovoltaic devices. In May, 2000 he was elected FRS. He was elected FAA in March 2006 and FTSE in November He is President of the Australian Academy of Science. From he was Chairman of the Editorial Board of Chemical Communications and he has been an Associate Editor of Organic Letters since April SAGE pilot progress Professor Suzanne O Reilly FAA Professor Suzanne O Reilly is Professor of Geology, a Macquarie University Distinguished Professor, and Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS; In 2007, the Royal Society of New South Wales awarded Professor O Reilly the Clarke Medal for outstanding contributions to Australian geology. She has over 500 peer-reviewed publications with over 27,000 citations and supervised more than 45 PhD students to graduation. Starting her career as a geologist/geochemist with a BSc (Hons) and PhD from Sydney University, her vision is to map the nature and distribution of the deep rocks hidden beneath our feet in the vast unknown space of inner Earth. FLINDERS UNIVERSITY IS PROUD TO SUPPORT GENDER EQUITY IN STEM. With a range of innovative initiatives, Flinders supports and promotes women in STEM and continues to address issues of gender imbalance. Our vision is to be identified nationally and internationally as an institution that nourishes and inspires female STEM students and academics. Professor Karen Reynolds Faculty of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Australian Medical Research Advisory Board FLINDERS.EDU.AU CRICOS No.00114A 9

10 How SAGE will transform science & innovation in Australia Dr Susan Pond AM FTSE FAAHMS Dr. Susan Pond has a distinguished record in academia and industry. After her tenure as Professor of Medicine at the University of Queensland, Susan held senior executive roles in Johnson & Johnson, including as Chairman & Managing Director of Johnson & Johnson Research Pty Limited. From , Dr. Pond led the Alternative Transport Fuels Initiative in the Dow Sustainability Program at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and was Interim Chief Operating Officer for the Centre from July Dec An experienced company director, Dr. Pond was Chair of AusBiotech Ltd for three years until 2008, Vice-President of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) from and Chair for the Clean Technology Innovation Program from She also served as board member of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Innovation Australia, the Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology and Commercialisation Australia. Currently, Dr. Pond is Director of Biotron Ltd, the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, and Engineering Sydney and was co-chair of Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Dr. Pond s awards include Member of the Order of Australia, Doctor of Medicine honoris causa from the University of Queensland and the Centenary Medal. She is a Fellow of ATSE and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and Adjunct Professor in Engineering and IT at the University of Sydney. In 2013, she was named as one of the Australian Financial Review and Westpac Top 100 Women of Influence. Dr Alan Finkel AO FTSE Dr Finkel commenced as Australia s Chief Scientist on 25 January He is Australia s eighth Chief Scientist. Dr Finkel has an extensive science background as an entrepreneur, engineer, neuroscientist and educator. Prior to becoming Chief Scientist, he was the Chancellor of Monash University and President of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). Dr Finkel was awarded his PhD in electrical engineering from Monash University and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in neuroscience at the Australian National University. In 1983 he founded Axon Instruments, a California-based, ASX-listed company that made precision scientific instruments used at pharmaceutical companies and universities for the discovery of new medicines. After Axon was sold in 2004, Dr Finkel became a director of the acquiring company. In 2006 he returned to Australia and undertook a wide range of activities including co-founding Cosmos Magazine. During his time at ATSE, he led the development and implementation of the STELR program for secondary school science. Catriona Jackson Catriona Jackson has a 28-year history in government, media, and strategic communications at the highest levels. After starting her career as a journalist writing extensively on science, innovation, policy and politics, she became a senior adviser in Federal Parliament in government and opposition for many years. Later she moved to become Director of Government Liaison and Communications at the ANU. For the past 3 years she has been CEO of the peak advocacy group Science & Technology Australia, which represents over 68,000 STEM professionals across the nation. She is the incoming Deputy Chief Executive of Universities Australia. 10 Sage Symposium 2016

11 Not just a women s problem Professor Peter Koopman FAA Peter Koopman is NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience of the University of Queensland (UQ), and Executive Director, Research Ethics and Integrity at UQ. Professor Koopman jointly discovered the Y-chromosomal male sex-determining gene, and his team researches the genetic pathways that regulate sex determination and gonadal development, applying this knowledge to diagnosing and managing human disorders of sex development (DSD). He is author of over 250 papers, has presented over 250 invited lectures and presentations, and has won many research awards. Prof Koopman is a member of Council of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), where he has spearheaded efforts to revise AAS procedures to encourage broader recognition of merit. He is co-chair of the AAS Equity and Diversity Task Force. Professor Emma Johnston Emma Johnston is Professor of marine ecology and ecotoxicology and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of New South Wales. Emma investigates human impacts in marine ecosystems and has conducted research from the tropics to the poles. Emma completed her doctorate at the University of Melbourne in She is the recipient of many awards including the inaugural Nancy Millis Medal for Women from the Australian Academy of Science and the Eureka Award for the public communication of science. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and is Regional Editor for the International journal, Conservation Biology. Emma is a television presenter for the BBC/Foxtel series Coast Australia and an expert advisor to both industry and government. She is a passionate advocate for increasing the participation of women in research and is Vice-President of Science and Technology Australia (STA). Dr Mark Toner FTSE Dr Mark Toner is a former CEO of Kvaerner (now Jacobs) Australia, a successful but extremely male-run organisation. With a background in research, academia and industry, he is a company director and management consultant, and a Fellow of various engineering institutions and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In recent years he developed a new argument for more women in engineering based on personality types in that profession and has made numerous presentations around the country on the problems encountered by women in engineering and in business. Mark is Chair of the Gender Equity Working Group of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. He and colleague Dr Gunilla Burrowes run their own consultancy business Gender Matters which provides advice on gender issues and training in mitigation of cognitive bias (both conscious and unconscious). 11

12 Diversity underlies innovation Professor Jill Milroy AM Professor Jill Milroy is from the Palyku people in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Professor Milroy is Dean of the School of Indigenous Studies and Executive Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Western Australia. She has more than 30 years experience in Indigenous higher education developing university pathways, programs and support services for Indigenous students as well as a range of Indigenous curriculum and research initiatives. She has served on a number of national policy advisory bodies including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Advisory Council. Her key research interest is in Aboriginal knowledge, story systems and the rights of Aboriginal children to be born into stories. In 2011 Professor Milroy was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of her services to Indigenous education. Dawn Hough Dawn Hough is the Director of ACON Training & Consulting, within which sits ACON s Pride Inclusion Programs (Pride in Diversity, Pride in Sport) and the ACON Training and Consulting Funded and Fee for Service teams. All programs provide employer support for all aspects of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) workplace inclusion. Dawn started within ACON in 2009 specifically to develop and establish the national Pride in Diversity Program and to develop the Australian Workplace Equality Index (national benchmark on LGBTI workplace inclusion). Since that time, the program has grown substantially and gained an international reputation for its leading practice and gold standard index. Dawn has authored five workplace publications on aspects of LGBTI workplace inclusion and with her team, extended the Pride in Diversity Program to Sports incorporating a Pride in Sport Program and world first national sports index. Dawn sets the strategic direction for all divisional programs, continues to author workplace publications and manages the indices to set and develop leading practices in LGBTI inclusivity. Via a dedicated team of Trainers and Consultants, Dawn is also responsible for overseeing all funded training grants and the continual development of public programs. Dr Melanie Thomson Dr Mel Thomson completed her Honours degree in microbiology and immunology at the University of Melbourne in She completed a Masters of Research then a PhD in microbial genetic regulation in NEISSERIA species, both at University of York, UK. Dr Thomson returned to Australia in 2011 to start her own research group at Deakin Medical School and is now situated in the Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Geelong University Hospital. Already a passionate advocate for women in STEMM, the diagnosis of her son with high functioning autism (2012) and her own subsequent diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (2015) give her new perspectives on the challenges at the intersection between disability and gender. 12 Sage Symposium 2016

13 Inspiring inclusive institutions Professor Aidan Byrne Professor Aidan Byrne is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Australian Research Council. Prior to his appointment in July 2012, he was the Dean of Science and the Director of the Australian National University (ANU) College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Following the completion of his PhD at the Department of Nuclear Physics, ANU, he held positions with the University of Melbourne and spent over two years in Bonn, Germany as a von Humboldt fellow. He returned to the ANU in 1989 as a Research Fellow and in 1991 commenced a joint appointment between the Department of Physics, in the Faculty of Science and the Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering. He was Head of the Department of Physics from 2003 to His research interests involve the use of gamma-rays as probes to determine the structure of heavy nuclei and the examination of the atomic level structure of materials (especially semiconductors). He has published over 200 papers. Dr Saraid Billiards Saraid Billiards is the Director of the Research Grants team at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). She is responsible for managing and delivering several funding schemes including Project Grants, Development Grants, Targeted Calls for Research and International Collaborations with an annual budget of approximately $500 million. In addition to this role, Saraid is responsible for NHMRC s Women in Health Science Committee established to identify barriers and enablers to the progression and retention of women in health and medical research. Saraid has a PhD in neurophysiology from Monash University. After completing her PhD in 2003, Saraid worked for five years in the Department of Neuropathology at Harvard Medical School focusing on the underlying neuropathology of perinatal brain injury with particular focus on cerebral palsy and stillbirth. Upon her return to Australia, Saraid continued her research at Melbourne University before taking up a position at NHMRC. Dr Tim Soutphommasane Dr Tim Soutphommasane is Race Discrimination Commissioner and commenced his five-year appointment on 20 August Prior to joining the Australian Human Rights Commission, he was a political philosopher and held posts at The University of Sydney and Monash University. His thinking on multiculturalism, national identity and patriotism has been influential in shaping debates in Australia and Britain. Dr Soutphommasane is the author of four books, I m not racist but (2015), The Virtuous Citizen (2012), Don t Go Back To Where You Came From (2012), and Reclaiming Patriotism (2009). He was co-editor (with Nick Dyrenfurth) of All That s Left (2010). He has been an opinion columnist with The Age and The Weekend Australian newspapers, and in 2013 presented the documentary series Mongrel Nation on ABC Radio National. A first-generation Australian, Dr Soutphommasane was raised in southwest Sydney. He completed a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy (with distinction) at the University of Oxford, and is a first-class honours graduate of The University of Sydney. 13

14 Closing addresss Professor Mary O Kane AC FTSE Professor Mary O Kane is the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer and also a company director and Executive Chairman of O Kane Associates, a Sydney-based consulting practice specialising in government reviews and research and innovation matters. She is Chair of the CRC for Spatial Information, the Space Environment Management CRC, and the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania and is a Director of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute, Capital Markets CRC and Business Events Sydney. Professor O Kane was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from She is a former Chair of the board of the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy and the Board of the Development Gateway, a former member of the Commonwealth s Review of the National Innovation System, Australian Research Council and the Co-operative Research Centres (CRC) Committee, the board of FH Faulding & Co Ltd and the board of CSIRO. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Technology and Engineering and an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia. Moderator Leigh Dayton Leigh Dayton is an award-winning writer and broadcaster, specialising in the impact of science, technology, environment and medicine on news and current events. She is also a PhD Candidate at Macquarie University s Research Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics where she is exploring the pathways to science and biomedical innovation. Until September 2012 Leigh was the Science Writer for The Australian newspaper, as well as the editor of the paper s Weekend Health section. She now works on a freelance basis for scientific and media organisations and contributes regularly to ABC radio. Proudly supporting Science in Australia Gender Equity Symposium 2016 LA TROBE UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO CHAMPIONING GENDER EQUALITY FOR RESEARCHERS IN ALL DISCIPLINES. Professor John Dewar, Vice-Chancellor ICON 9074 CRICOS Provider 00115M latrobe.edu.au 14 Sage Symposium 2016

15 Athena Swan charter members The 40 members of the Athena SWAN Charter in Australia have demonstrated a strong commitment to improving gender equity in their STEMM institutions. Australian Astronomical Observatory Australian National University Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Baker IDI Bond University Burnet Institute Charles Sturt University CSIRO Curtin University Deakin University Defence Science and Technology Group Edith Cowan University Federation University Australia Flinders University George Institute Griffith University James Cook University La Trobe University Macquarie University Monash University Queensland University of Technology RMIT South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Southern Cross University Swinburne University Telethon Kids University of Canberra University of Melbourne University of New South Wales University of Newcastle University of Queensland University of South Australia University of the Sunshine Coast University of Sydney University of Tasmania University of Technology Sydney University of Western Australia University of Wollongong Western Sydney University Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 117 years until we end unconscious bias in the workplace? Put gender on your agenda. ey.com/womenfastforward #WomenFastForward 2016 EYGM Limited. All Rights Reserved. ED0217 WOMEN IN SCIENCE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD Since 1998, the L Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program has aimed to ensure that research in every scientific field takes full advantage of the intelligence, creativity and passion of one-half the population. Over the past 18 years, the program has honoured over 90 distinguished Laureates and has supported almost 2,500 talented female scientists with national fellowships across the world marks the 10th anniversary of For Women in Science in Australia. This year L Oréal Australia will award three fellowships to outstanding early-career female scientists worth $25,000 each. For more information please visit 15

16 SAGE sponsors and supporters Our ability to improve gender equity and diversity in Australian science depends on the commitment and support of our partners, sponsors and donors. sage Partners sage institutional sponsor sage Donors ARC Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship to Professor Nalini Joshi FAA Professor Brian Schmidt AC FAA FRS Nobel Laureate Professor TP Speed FAA FRS and FE (Sally) Speed ARC Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship to Professor Tanya Monro FAA FTSE ARC Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship to Professor Mahananda Dasgupta FAA ARC Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship to Professor Kate Smith-Miles SAGE Supporter Sage Symposium 2016