TY - JOUR
T1 - Be a catalyst for change
T2 - Breaking down barriers to maximise Australian female talent in chemistry
AU - Kopinathan, Anitha
AU - Weaver, Lucy
AU - Locock, Katherine
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Madison Harthill-Law from the Australian Academy of Science for permission to base this work on the barriers identified in the Academy's Women in STEM Decadal Plan (2019). The authors also declare that this work did not receive any specific funding.
Publisher Copyright:
© CSIRO 2020 Open Access CC BY-NC-ND.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Catalysts were invented to speed up chemical reactions, helping to maximise yields from available resources. If the same logic is applied to chemists themselves, what impact would this have on helping us maximise Australian female talent in the chemistry sector? This article aims to provide information on the current problems faced by female chemists across categories of workplace culture, work-life balance, measures of merit, and mentorship. It also serves as a call to action for all of us who work in the chemistry sector to be that catalyst (#catalystforchangeinchemistry) - to help speed up change towards gender equality that will, in turn, maximise our collective and diverse talents.
AB - Catalysts were invented to speed up chemical reactions, helping to maximise yields from available resources. If the same logic is applied to chemists themselves, what impact would this have on helping us maximise Australian female talent in the chemistry sector? This article aims to provide information on the current problems faced by female chemists across categories of workplace culture, work-life balance, measures of merit, and mentorship. It also serves as a call to action for all of us who work in the chemistry sector to be that catalyst (#catalystforchangeinchemistry) - to help speed up change towards gender equality that will, in turn, maximise our collective and diverse talents.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086277296&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1071/CH19544
DO - 10.1071/CH19544
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086277296
SN - 0004-9425
VL - 73
SP - 853
EP - 860
JO - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JF - Australian Journal of Chemistry
IS - 10
ER -
