Gender Parity in the Subsea Industry – Making Waves for the Future
Dr Linley Lord will be presenting the findings of the WISE initiated study during the ‘Collaboration for Knowledge’ stream at AOG next week.
When: 14 March 2018 between 10am – 11:30am
Women remain underrepresented in the STEM (science,http://wise.subseaenergy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/aoglogo.png technology, engineering and
mathematics) fields. Australia’s Chief Scientist highlighted through the report Busting the Myths
about Women in STEM released late in 2016, the need for ongoing action and support for women
wishing to pursue careers in the STEM fields.
Research is currently being undertaken through the Maureen Bickley Centre for Women in
Leadership at Curtin University is to establish a baseline data set for women’s participation in non-
traditional (STEM) professions within the subsea industry in Western Australia. Once established
the baseline can be used to measure the success of strategies and change initiatives aimed at
increasing women’s participation and gender equity in the industry. This presentation will report
on preliminary findings of this research including career enablers and barriers identified via focus
groups with women currently working in the subsea sector in Western Australia.
The research has been initiated by the Women in Subsea Engineering (WISE) Professional
Network, which is funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Innovation, Industry
and Science. The WISE Network was established in 2016 is part of Subsea Energy Australia (SEA).
