Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship Grant Recipient
Subsea Energy Australia is very pleased to announce that we are the recipients of a Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship Grant.
The grant was awarded based upon a plan proposed by SEA, which kicked off with the recent launch of our Women In Subsea Engineering network and is aimed at improving participation rates of women in engineering roles in the subsea industry.
As outlined by the Department of Innovation, Industry and Science, the project involves availing a series of workshops and networking events, as well as the creation of education materials and development programs, specific to the subsea sector and engineering for women.
The grant scheme will extend over two years. Planned program activities will include establishing an international professional network, professional development activities, scholarship fund, mentoring programmes and a communication plan that will promote the achievements of the women in the industry.
Allison Selman, SEA Board member and Asset & Integrity Management Business Manager for Atteris, is elated at the encouragement and support the grant will provide for members of the WISE network and the benefits to the wider subsea community.
“We are so excited to receive this boost! The program involves constructive activities targeted at improving gender diversity in engineering within the subsea sector. We know from the survey that we undertook that there are already so many amazing women working in the sector, the challenge will be in supporting and engaging them by delivering a range of activities in flexible formats.”
The WISE Network currently connects through LinkedIn and is open to anyone interested in increasing the level of participation of female engineers in the subsea industry. We welcome new members and look forward to sharing more about where the grant will take us over 2017 and 2018.
Allison Selman of Atteris, Board Member for SEA, hosted the first WISE networking event and official launch on Tuesday 29 Nov. Jeremy Wray, GE Oil & Gas spoke about the importance of inclusion and diversity in supporting the sector and Julissa Shrewsbury, New Work Consulting continued to share knowledge regarding networking and having a visible professional presence.
25 WISE Members joined us last Tuesday to network and celebrate the launch of WISE. One of the learnings from our survey was that no specific time is a good time for the female engineers working in subsea. WISE will make sure our events run at different times of the day and week to enable as wide an involvement as possible.
Julissa spent time with attendees on their LinkedIn profile offering one-on-one advice carrying on from the webinar we held last month. If you missed the webinar you may like to have a look at how Julissa examines Allison’s own profile, you can find it here.
If you have any questions about any of the above please feel free to contact
Jessica Pietsch
Executive Officer
Subsea Energy Australia
jessica@subseaenergy.org.au
08 6500 6877
