Just 1 in 5 employees in the space industry are women. This lack of diversity is holding us back

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"This week, the Australian Space Summit is celebrating some of our nation’s
strengths and achievements in the space sector. But it’s taking place under the
shadow of significant cuts to space technology investment announced in last
week’s federal budget.

Space technologies play a critical role in responding to many national
priorities, such as climate and disaster resilience, connecting regional
Australians, contributing to regional security and driving economic growth.
Yet, the sector suffers from a branding issue – most people think of rockets
and astronauts, rather than the satellites we depend on globally.

This leads to a misunderstanding in government of the importance of space
technologies to the issues we are seeking to solve. It also makes it harder to
recruit talented people to the field.

So, how do we find enough people with the skills necessary to grow this
critical technology sector?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics