Supporting Diversity
in STEM leadership
We aim to create a community empowered and equipped to address gender disparity across the STEM sector.


OUR VISION
To empower and equip the STEM sector to overcome gender disparity in leadership by 2040
WILD’s premier STEM leadership programs tackle common barriers to career progression and sector retention faced by women employed in the STEM sector. Our two exciting programs – the WILD Program® and WILD BoardX – provide Australian STEM women leaders with qualifications, skills, opportunities and networks to attain senior leadership and board positions.
WHY WILD
Diversity in leadership and on boards ensures depth
and breadth of insight, healthy debate and good decision making.
Leaders with diverse backgrounds, ages, genders, ethnicities and experience levels allow organisations to be more adaptable to the ever-changing environment, ultimately making them more successful. Yet while the benefits of diversity are clear, females are underrepresented in leadership and board positions across Australia
15% of STEM-qualified positions are held by women
34% women
on boards
The average age
of directors is 62
Barriers to achieving diversity include
Substantial costs of qualifications
Limited opportunity
to attend training
Family commitments
Workplace
bias
Lack of
mentors