As part of National Science Week our work has been featured on the Office for Women's list of 10 organisations addressing employment barriers and challenging gender stereotypes in STEM.

Western Sydney Executive Women in STEM held a roundtable breakfast this week as part of our 12 month mentorship program funded by the Federal Government. As this week is National Science Week, this occasion is particularly significant to us as we seek to provide mentoring and networking opportunities for women in STEM.

Amanda Rose, the founder of Western Sydney Women and The Future is Bright, spoke on 2ser 107.3 about why it’s important to create pathways for women in STEM careers.

In partnership with Endeavour Energy, high school girls from The Future is Bright Trades Program as well as girls from our local community enjoyed a hands on experience day learning about working in trades at Endeavour Energy’s Technical Training Centre.

By 2030, the most sought-after jobs will be in technology, engineering and manufacturing — but Australia’s lack of investment in science and innovation has revealed a troubling trajectory for its future workforce.

To build a strong culture of science and innovation, it is essential to put STEM front and centre with students.

As part of The Future is Bright STEM Program, high school girls from Macquarie Fields High School and Cumberland High School had an amazing STEM Experience Day at the Powerhouse Museum.

Grow Your Future is a career growth mentoring program, designed to encourage women to re-enter the workforce or start their career. This program will help women build confidence and prepare them for future employment opportunities.

Higher female participation in the labour force is good for women, good for families and for the economy. We want to connect these vulnerable women to give them the right kind of support and get them well on their way to achieving the job of their dreams.

It is important to understand the importance of accessible and affordable childcare when it comes to a woman's financial security.

Western Sydney Women Founder, Amanda Rose, spoke with the media about the impacts of the NSW Govt's announcement of investing $5b into the childcare sector to facilitate women's workforce participation.

In a field where there is a constant demand for highly skilled professionals, having women comprise 26% of air traffic controllers, 18% of flight dispatchers and 9% of aerospace engineers isn’t good enough. And for women, a career in aviation imparts too many valuable and highly transferrable skills and experiences opportunities to pass up out of hand.

Entering the trades industry can be daunting for some women, but in early May, 10 women from Western Sydney took their first steps towards a potential new career in a trade.

The women completed the Western Sydney Women Licence to Build program, a Connecting Women to Trades initiative by the NSW Department of Education.

Programs targeting high school-aged girls who hope to pursue STEM-based careers will soon launch in Australia.

Western Sydney Women and Mentoring Women will be rolling out the Women in Aviation, The Future is Bright and Ladies Who Lead initiatives nationwide to raise awareness of and support entry into aviation careers.

Women’s advocacy group Western Sydney Women has received funding under the federal government’s women’s leadership and development program to help them launch two new programs encouraging women’s careers in STEM.

Western Sydney Women Founder Amanda Rose says there is an “entire cohort of women” who want to work and could ease the labour shortage.

“We have an entire cohort of women 45 plus that might need some up-skilling or encouragement but they’re willing and able so let’s bring them in and give them a shot,” she told Sky News Australia.

On Tuesday 16th November 2021, the annual Western Sydney Women Awards brought together women at all stages of their lives, business and careers across Inner West, Great West, North West & South West of Sydney to celebrate their achievements.