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Edutech startup Machinam engages students in maths by linking the textbook to the real world
Machinam has created an app that takes what students are learning in class and helps them apply it to real world problems.
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Springboard Enterprises founder Kay Koplovitz on the changing landscape for female entrepreneurs
Over the last four years, Springboard Enterprises Australia has guided over 35 women-led startups to raise above $120 million collectively in funding.
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Surprise, surprise: lack of female role models and gender bias among key barriers facing women in tech, survey finds
A lack of female mentors and role models, and gender bias in the workplace are the biggest barriers facing women in tech, a survey from ISACA has found.
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Code for Victoria II to place female tech talent in government departments to improve public services
Promising female tech talent will be given the opportunity to effect change within Victoria’s public sector through the Code for Victoria II program.
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Winkd is a dating app looking to help connect users at a venue in real-time
Predominantly aimed at LGBTQI users, Winkd is a dating app looking to bring the act of meeting someone back to its roots.
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Girl Geek Academy and Startmate among grant recipients in second LaunchVic funding round
LaunchVic, the Vic Government’s $60 million startup initiative, has announced the grant recipients in its second funding round, totalling $4.9 million.
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MYOB wraps up first run of DevelopHER program by giving the three participants permanent roles
The first run of DevelopHER is done and dusted and a veritable success: the three participants have each been offered a permanent role at MYOB.
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Amazon launches monthly subscription box for kids aimed at promoting STEM education
Providing parents an easy way to introduce STEM to their kids, Amazon has launched STEM Club, a monthly subscription box filled with STEM toys.
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Jugglr is an online marketplace helping stay-at-home mothers buy each other’s services
Jugglr is an app helping stay-at-home mothers connect with others in their local area and offer each other their professional services.
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Shebah is a rideshare service for female drivers and passengers
Shebah is a rideshare service for female-identifying drivers and passengers only, with boys to the age of 12 travelling with a woman welcome.
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Microsoft Australia appoints Steven Worrall new Managing Director as Pip Marlow heads to Suncorp
Microsoft has announced today that Steven Worrall will step into the role of Australian Managing Director for the company.
Advice
Like Minded Bitches has grown to support 24,000 women in business globally
More than a year on, the group has grown to over 24,000 members scattered around the world, with women living everywhere from London to Cambodia.
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WATCH: The changing landscape for women in Australian tech
MYOB last week partnered with Startup Daily to host a panel on women in tech at the Michael Crouch Innovation Centre at the University of NSW.
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Mentorwalks launches in Australia to get women solving problems together on a morning walk
Mentorwalks brings together mentors and mentees for a morning walk; mentors are grouped with a couple of mentees working in similar spaces, workshopping issues together as they walk.
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Australia must encourage girls into STEM at school to develop its future workforce, report finds
A report from the Office of the Chief Scientist has found false perceptions about women’s aptitude, interest & experience in STEM are holding back progress.
