HomewardBound

Empowering women in science

NIINA KAUTTO | 22 AUG 2016 | RMIT WOMENRESEARCHERS' NETWORK EVENT

Who am I?

Environmental and energy policy

researcher

Examined urban sustainability and

resilience at RMIT since late 2014

Originally from Finland

MSc in environmental sciences and

renewable energy (University of

Jyväskylä)

PhD on bioenergy policy and planning at

IIIEE at Lund University and EC Joint

Rsearch Centre

Homeward Bound is..A state-of-the-art leadership and strategic initiative teamed with ascience education program that culminates in a 20-day expedition toAntarctica this December

It aims to...Amplify the influence and impact of

women with science backgrounds in

policy and decision-making

Lead the world towards a more

sustainable future

Build a network of 1,000 women in

science over the next 10 years

Why?Women underrepresented in STEMM fields, especially at senior levels28% of STEM jobs held by women in 2011 in AustraliaOnly 12% of science academy members around the world are women

Why?Women excel at 12 out of 16 key leadership measures but areunderrepresented in leadership positions both in the public andprivate sectors 11% of women currently hold senior positions in scientific academiaacross the EU39% of women in national delegations to the United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change

Women in senior management globally in 2014(UN Women)

24%

Why this matters?

Helps maintain R&D excellence

Enhances economic growth

Makes companies perform better

Unlocks innovation

Ensures more durable peace agreements

Increases adoption of climate change

mitigation measures

GENDER EQUALITY...

What if balancing the gender voice at theleadership table was one of the most effectiveways to influence environmental sustainability

and reduce human impact on the globalenvironment?

All-women initiative76 women from around the world

(incl. Australia, South Africa, UK, USA,

France, Germany, NZ, Costa Rica)

Cover a broad range of professions,

occupations and career levels

Selected based on their potential to use

scientific knowledge and methods to

have an impact on decision-making as it

relates to the state of the planet

Each participant pays 15,000 USD, rest

of the program cost (40,000 USD)

covered by Dattner Grant and partners

Why Antarctica?Plays a critical role in the climate system, providing important

insights into the global change and human impact on the planet

Wild, beautiful and unique environment that has captured the

imagination of many leaders in the past

How?

20 days at sea, led by Greg Mortimer

OAM, setting sail from Ushuaia in

Argentina on 2nd December 2016

12 days of leadership and strategic

planning training

6 days of science education program incl.

the most up-to-date and relevant

research about the state and functioning

of our planet

60 min documentary following the journey

and exploring the role of women in our

world

IN DECEMBER

DR. SUSAN DAVID

FACULTY (FILMED /ON BOARD)

DR. JANE GOODALLDR. SYLVIA EARLE

How?STARTING LAST YEAR

Collaboration in 11 projects, e.g. on

education outreach, women as

change agents, longitudinal

leadership, storytelling

Interaction on social media,

designated platforms and monthly

conference calls

Tests: emotional intelligence and

lifestyle inventory

Collection and sharing of

knowledge

Join us! Follow our journey on social media

Support individual crowdfunding

campaigns

Spread the message

niina.kautto@rmit.edu.au / niina.kautto@gmail.com

Thank you!Program website: https://homewardboundprojects.com.au/Facebook: homewardboundprojectsTwitter: homewardbound16

Crowdfunding campaigns: http://penguinoffset.blogspot.com.au/p/donate-to-others.html

Resources/credits(5) SAGE, Higher Education Research Data: http://www.sciencegenderequity.org.au/gender-equity-in-stem/; Professionals Australia: http://www.professionalsaustralia.org.au/professional-women/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2014/03/WOMEN_IN_STEM_v2.pdf; Gibney, 2016:http://www.nature.com/news/women-under-represented-in-world-s-science-academies-1.19465(6) L’Oréal Foundation/ Boston Consulting Group, 2013(7) L’Oréal Foundation, Women in Science International Survey 2015; EIGE 2012:http://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Gender%20equality%20and%20climate%20change-FS.pdf(8) UN Women: http://beijing20.unwomen.org/en/infographic/economyPhoto credits (slides):Antarctica photos: Jess Melbourne-Thomas (1,11,14), Dyan deNapoli (4,10), NASA Goddard SpaceFlight Center (9), Sandy Nicholson (10)Women: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (7)HB women (12,13): participants, Monica Araya - Bret Hartman/TED, Sharna Jamadar - EddieJim/The Age, Sarah Charnaud - Burnet InstituteFaculty (16): Sylvia Earle - Filmmakermagazine.com, Jane Goodall - Bertrand Guay/Getty Images,Susan David - Psychologies.co.ukAntarpply Expeditions (15), Fabian Dattner (17), Flickr/Brittany, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (18)