"There are also charter schools that disrespect parents’ right to be involved, push out low performing students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs."

"We hold charter and district schools accountable for the educational outcomes of students."

"There are charter schools that respect parents and work collaboratively with them to ensure student success."

"I honestly don’t care, that’s their problem."

"I would not have been successful in changing the charter school laws without the support of district school parents and the teacher’s union."

"The teacher’s union has their issues with charter schools since most are not unionized. But, my stance is, “permanent interests, not permanent enemies."

"I was deeply concerned about the divisions between charter parents and district school parents that resulted from co-locations in public school buildings and the charter lobby’s strategy to pit parents against each other."

"But it doesn’t deter me."

"It’s easy to speak like that about other people when you’re hiding behind the screen."

"My interests have always been ensuring that every child has equal access to a high quality education and that every parent has the right to choose the school that best fits the needs of their child."

"I founded the New York City Parents Union in 2011."

"It’s just terrible and degrading that some people have to stoop that low."

"This legislation only seeks a consistent application of parental corporal discipline across all of Kansas’s 105 counties."

"I think the behavior is disgusting and sad and sickening."

"There is a very strong sense of pride for that."

"He is born in Africa, and he’s running to be mayor of the global capital."

"People need to see the reality of the things that we’re living with."

"I am proud of my work and legacy as founder and president of the New York Charter Parents Association."

"The underrepresentation of female engineering students led me to co-found the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Club at Victoria University."

"To empower and support female STEM students and encourage girls to pursue STEM careers."

"It’s incredible to see companies like Arup, Westpac, Telstra, and Worley already embracing this platform to recruit diverse talents."

"Changing with the initiatives we have launched at iSTEM Co., as well as other initiatives like STEM sisters, DCA CARM program."

"It’s currently free for both women and employers, using our trial packages."

"The awareness we are generating in the STEM community, but we still have a long way to go."

"My leadership journey in advocating for the diversity of women in the industry began during my PhD, when I realised the difficulties of being a woman in a male dominated field."

"As a scientist, engineer and passionate advocate for women in the field, I have advocated and worked across various STEM/NFP organisations to create change."

"When it comes to leadership, the best advice I’ve embraced is to be visible and use your privilege to advocate for positive change."

"As a woman from a minority background working in STEM, I have faced personal and professional challenges, whilst in pursuit of my career aspirations."

"In 2023, my main concerns revolve around the lack of retention of women with STEM skills in the industry and insufficient funding for startups."

"There are no real failures only opportunities to learn, grow and improve."

"We are a very strong economy in the Asia region, so we can quickly become the alternative energy giant if we embrace this."

"Considering the current STEM skills shortage."

"What was more interesting was that 56 per cent of university qualified females in STEM in Australia are Australian women born overseas."

"They experienced over four times higher unemployment."

"When I saw those statistics, I thought that it would have been a state of emergency."

"This shows how critical the sector is for our economic growth and global competition."

"In Australia, it’s been identified that there are more than 200,000 vacant STEM jobs, which has continued to grow by more than 2.5 percent annually since 2019 and the demand for STEM workers will increase to 1.9 million by 2024."

"I am absolutely thrilled to share some exciting updates on my journey since receiving the award."

"The discussion around diversity and inclusion has increased in recent times yet the dial has barely shifted for women in STEM."

"We’ve launched the DEIR platform, a game-changer in eliminating recruitment bias using specific elements."

"I’ve seen first hand the adverse effects of oil spillage."

"Check out this racist article referring to me speaking about the Westar poles issue in our community by Chimpmania.com"

"That showed only 29 percent of the STEM workforce identifies as women and 56 percent of university educated women in STEM were born overseas."

"I partnered with Dr Ruwangi Fernando to co-found iSTEM Co, which aims to promote employment and retention for women in STEM, including women of colour and women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds."

"Conversations about gender equity often exclude the intersections of gender like race, ethnicity, and disability."

"I’m one of those people that if there’s a problem, I try to fix it."

"I also realised that the conversations about gender equity often exclude the intersections of gender like race, ethnicity, and disability."