According to the United Nations, a persistent gender gap remains at all levels of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines globally. While women have made remarkable strides in higher education, they are still under-represented in these essential fields.

This day is a reminder that as individuals, organisations and communities, we must continue to support and strengthen the participation of women and girls in these areas.

We’re proud to have brilliant women on our team who are working to improve addiction and mental health care in Australia, and we celebrate their achievements as they continue to support a more inclusive, comprehensive healthcare system.

Take a moment to explore some of their recent work:

Alice Frank 

Identifying barriers to opioid pharmacotherapy delivery in mental health services in Victoria

Lisa Jarvie 

Thematic analysis of beliefs and attitudes around substance use in people with co-occurring sleep disturbance and chronic pain

Dr Ali Cheetham 

Social contact interventions to reduce substance use disorder stigma among healthcare providers: a scoping review

Dr Katrin Oliver 

Putting tendencies and trajectories to work: useful tools for engaging with accounts of change and recovery?

A/Prof Shalini Arunogiri

Commentary on Aubin et al.: Could combination medication approaches target mental health comorbidity in the context of alcohol use disorder