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Why are women choosing careers in science?

Natalie Chapman with students in the STEAM room

Natalie Chapman with students in the STEAM room Source: SBS

Women make up only about one in five of the STEM workforce so we look at three women in various stages of their STEM careers and ask, what motivates them?


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By Ricardo Goncalves

Source: SBS


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Women make up only about one in five of the STEM workforce so we look at three women in various stages of their STEM careers and ask, what motivates them?



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