How the beauty of maths helped discover a new career

How the beauty of maths helped discover a new career

At high school, Jennifer Bramwell loved creative subjects including art history, classical studies and fine art. So it was a surprise when she fell in love with what may seem to be the opposite – mathematics. Her almost accidental romance with pure math came after she...
Equal Pay Day 2018

Equal Pay Day 2018

Today is Equal Pay Day. Equal pay day is administered by Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as a symbolic day to reflect the national pay gap. Friday 31 August, marks the 62 additional days from the end of the previous financial year that women must work to earn...
Why Aussie Dads should take more parental leave

Why Aussie Dads should take more parental leave

Daniele Cavini and his daughters feature in the Aussie Dads exhibition. Daniele Cavini, Senior Commodity Manager at HSBC Australia, shares his experiences taking parental leave, and explains why he is supporting a new campaign to encourage more Australian fathers to...
Road to Alcoa an obvious path for top Curtin graduate

Road to Alcoa an obvious path for top Curtin graduate

Katie Marshall of Mandurah is proof that woman can succeed in male-dominated fields. The 22-year-old chemical engineer has dominated Curtin University’s fourth-year engineering prizes, taking out three awards including top student and most innovative research project....