Engineers concerned by gender inequality and school standards

By Henry Belot
Updated May 16 2016 - 10:13am, first published April 29 2016 - 12:00am
St Clare's College year 12 student Mia Bueno, 17, and first-year software engineering student Paige Brown, 19.
 Photo: Jamila Toderas
St Clare's College year 12 student Mia Bueno, 17, and first-year software engineering student Paige Brown, 19. Photo: Jamila Toderas
Professor Elanor Huntington believes women can play a greater role in engineering and science.  Photo: The Australian National University
Professor Elanor Huntington believes women can play a greater role in engineering and science. Photo: The Australian National University

Australia's peak engineering body, and leading academics, have raised concerns about an ongoing gender imbalance and a decline in high school students studying advanced mathematics.

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