Women in Technology
Tech is the single biggest industry employer of men in Australia, but women only make up a quarter of this workforce. Companies invest big in the latest technologies to stay ahead of the game. Why don’t they invest in minorities and White women in the same way?
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Spillover Effect in the Real World
On this beautiful morning a few weeks back, I presented our team’s study on vocational training to the public sector. I used a fun example of Star Wars characters to illustrate our data on the importance of communicating learning objectives between teachers, employers and students.
Using Behavioural Science to Improve Education
First day of the Behavioural Exchange conference! My favourite session was on using behavioural science to improve educational outcomes of disadvantaged youth.
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Police Brutality Targeting Aboriginal Girls
A video filmed by community members shows police brutality in Glen Innes, New South Wales, against a group of young Aboriginal girls.
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Water Mismanagement Impacting Aboriginal Communities
Racist policies are making remote Aboriginal communities sick. At least three communities in Central Australia have levels of uranium in drinking water that exceed health guidelines, with dozens more not meeting good quality.
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Gaming the Ice Breaker
Our team went to an external event to socialise with colleagues from a company who are frequent collaborators. Most people had not yet met one another. We were put into groups with a mix of four people from the two organisations. This is the first time I’ve seen an ice breaker turned into a competition. It led to mixed results.
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Racist Propaganda in Inner West Sydney
This billboard meant to incite racism and division is featured in the Inner West of Sydney.
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Spanish Language Interview
Interview with me on colonisation on Mars has been translated into Spanish.
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Hop to Change
Our presentation of our education research to a training board went really well! They had excellent questions about how to better support on the job training in seasonal jobs, such as in the aquaculture and agricultural sectors.
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Decolonise Space
I was interviewed by Newsweek on the inequalities embedded into the way people imagine colonising other planets. I discussed how the language we use about ‘colonising’ Mars whitewashes the history of colonialism on Earth:
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