Kate Hannah is a cultural historian who runs Te Pūnaha Matatini, a Centre of Research Excellence for complex systems and networks. She has research-informed opinions on the culture of science, gender, science, and diversity, and the glass ceiling.
A new film depicting the extraordinary contribution of African-American women at Nasa during the space race offers a powerful and timely reminder of the contributions to science of people whose stories are too often hidden from view, writes Kate Hannah
Chris Kelly, the Chancellor of Massey University, says that women are less valuable veterinarians because they tend to leave the profession once they get married and have a family. That's precisely the sort of outdated thinking that is hampering women in STEM subjects of all kinds, says Kate Hannah.
