Inflexible work hours and a failure among many employers to acknowledge that the burden of unpaid care work for children and older parents still falls disproportionately on women is another major obstacle. The feedback from women who took part in the think tanks suggests that STEM careers are no longer considered "nerdy" or "unpopular," but they remain difficult environments for women to thrive in.Īn unsupportive-even hostile- work environment was named as the main reason women left jobs in STEM. In Australia, only 16% of the STEM skilled workforce are women while 90% of women with a STEM qualification work in non-STEM related fields, according to the Australian Academy of Science. "These high-performing companies not only had more women on their staff they also had a greater gender mix in their senior leadership." According to a recent study of 1000 companies worldwide, those in the top 25% for gender diversity were found to be 21% more likely to be more profitable and 27% more likely to be more creative," Dr. "Diversity is not just an ethical concern or a box to tick. Florence Gabriel, says diversity is essential for business success in the modern world.
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