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@includeher.bsky.social

Official account of the IncludeHer movement to correct Australian STEM curricula to include mentions of women and their contributions to STEM. linktr.ee/includeher

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IncludeHer @includeher.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Did you know science stories we repeat, often omit women? 😬 #IncludeHer is developing workshops to counter these narratives ✨ 📘 curriculum-aligned + evidence-based 👩‍🏫 teacher professional dev options Follow us to stay tuned for more details! #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #STEMEducation

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IncludeHer @includeher.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

Research is truly collaborative, and our study was no different. Our team is from all around the country for various institutions and backgrounds. What we have in common? A passion for STEM and STEM education! 💜 #IncludeHer #WomenInSTEM

Image of cover of journal paper with the title “Invisible women: gender representation in high school science courses across Australia”

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IncludeHer @includeher.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

Meanwhile other states take a ‘concept and scientist’ approach, but they fail to mention the contributions of female scientists (e.g. notably, Marie Curie under the topic of radioactivity!) ☢️ If this approach is taken, curricula should also talk about female scientists and their contributions.

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IncludeHer @includeher.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

ACT and VIC take a ‘concept’ approach, avoiding mentions of scientists where possible. Since many laws/methods were named after men due to historical reasons, this approach does not tell the full story and implicitly promotes the ‘lone-male genius’ narrative.

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IncludeHer @includeher.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

We studied high school STEM curricula to explore the representation of male & female scientists in these courses. We also checked if a name was mentioned because it's about the *person* (scientist) or if it's a law/idea *named after* the person (concept). The results vary dramatically!

Image of 7 pie charts showing the types of mentions in STEM school curricula. The results vary dramatically across states.

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IncludeHer @includeher.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

Out of the 145 scientists mentioned in the high school curricula we studied, only 1 female scientist was named. Rosalind Franklin. This is a problem, and we are working with education depts. To fix this Learn about our mission at includeher.au

Image with 145 names of scientists. One female scientist's name among the list is in bold text.

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IncludeHer @includeher.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

Let's break down our research across the states and territories. Only QLD and SA/NT curricula make any mentions of female scientists. 1 female scientist. Any guesses who?

Image of 7 pie charts showing the number of male and female scientists that are mentioned in STEM school curricula. There are almost no mentions of female scientists.

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IncludeHer @includeher.bsky.social · 27/08/2023

We did some research on senior school science curricula across Australia. We looked at Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science 🧬🧪✨🪴 And what we found was both alarming and disappointing. Only 1 female scientist is mentioned across all courses 😱

Pie chart showing the number of male vs female scientists mentioned in a selection of AUS STEM science curricula for yr 11/12. There are 144 males and 1 female mentioned.

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