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Passionate professional joins ECU in driving regional futures

Wednesday, 08 February 2023

Accomplished local professional Kristy Gillian has been appointed as the Strategic Initiatives Manager at Edith Cowan University South West.

Australian Signals Directorate ‘Women in Cyber’ program visits WA

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2022. As part of the celebrations and outreach, Women in Cyber Assistant Director, Paola Cerrato-D'Amico and her colleague Ash travelled to Perth and Geraldton in October to pilot a series of workshops highlighting cybersecurity and career opportunities for women, gender diverse, and minority groups.

2022 Edith Cowan Athena Swan Advancement Scheme

Tuesday, 11 October 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 10

Announcing the winners of the seventh round, the 2022 Edith Cowan Athena Swan Advancement Scheme Awards

Gender Equity Regional Roundtable

Friday, 07 October 2022

On Friday, 7 October 2022, CEO for Gender Equity Member, Professor Cobie Rudd, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Regional Futures) and head of Edith Cowan University (ECU) South West hosted the first regional CEO Roundtable on gender equity for the State, with Western Australia’s leading gender equity-based organisation, CEOs for Gender Equity.

ECU supports Equal Pay Day 2022

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

On Monday, 29 August 2022, ECU recognises Equal Pay Day, an initiative of the Workplace Gender and Equality Agency (WGEA) which continues to highlight gender pay discrepancies in Australia.

Girls Programming Network explore the use of AI in coding

Tuesday, 16 August 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 08

The Girls Programming Network event for Term 3, saw women from the IT industry teaching Year 10,11 and 12 high school girls how to code with AI at ECU’s Joondalup Campus.

New Award is recognition of ECU’s leadership in gender equity

Friday, 05 August 2022

The sustained leadership work of ECU, in ensuring gender equity, diversity and inclusion are front and centre on the agenda, has been recognised by a new national award and the first such award in Australia.

ECU honours WA Women’s Hall of Fame 2022 inductees

Monday, 01 August 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 08

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is hosting a travelling photographic exhibition featuring sixteen Western Australian women, who in 2022 have been inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame.

ECU represents at Google Educators Conference 2022

Monday, 18 July 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 07

Dr Michelle Ellis and current ECU student, Soumita Kale, from the School of Science, presented at the 2022 Google Educator Conference.

Bringing science experiences to regional high schools

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 06

ECU’s School of Science delivered learning experiences for regional students in Years 7 to 12, during June 14 -17, as part of the 2022 Santos Science Experience.

DVC (Regional Futures) inspires STEM women and Future Female Leaders

Wednesday, 08 June 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 06

Professor Cobie Rudd provided an engaging address to participants in the 2022 Future Female Leaders Program, sharing experiences as a leader and woman in STEM.

ECU joins forces with fellow WA universities to boost gender diversity in engineering

Wednesday, 08 June 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 06

ECU participated in a collaborative workshop designed to break down barriers, address challenges and increase the participation of girls and women in engineering disciplines.

Girls Programming Network Day at ECU

Tuesday, 24 May 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 05

The Girls Programming Network event for Term 2, saw women from the IT industry teaching Year 10,11 and 12 high school girls how to code at ECU’s Joondalup Campus.

Taking action on gender equality: ECU represents Australia at global Diversity Interventions Conference

Wednesday, 20 April 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 04

Program Manager - Athena Swan, Jenna Ardagh, presented at the international ‘Diversity Interventions 2022 Conference' on the 7th of April 2022.

Supporting gender equality: Moving towards fair and equitable workload allocation

Monday, 11 April 2022 About ECU > Commitment to Equality and Diversity > Gender equality > News and Events > News > Athena Swan Media Releases > 2022 > 04

ECU took part in the Diversity Interventions 2022 SAGE Virtual Conference, featuring as part of a National Special Interest Group which presented on the development of a ‘Workload Allocation Principles Matrix’.

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