Welcome to the Canberra Women in Economics Student Mentoring Program
Are you a woman studying economics and wondering where it could take you?
The ACT Student Mentoring Program could be for you!
About the Program
The Women in Economics Network, along with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the ANU, has established a mentoring program for women enrolled in economics courses in the ACT.
The program connects women enrolled in economics courses with inspiring professional female economists from a range of backgrounds across government, academia and the private sector. Our mentors are at the apex of economic research, policy making and advice in Australia.
Through meetings with their mentors, the program will provide students with an insight into the day to day life of an economist, the types of career options that are available and demonstrate just how powerful an economics degree can be.
The program has been developed in response to the decline in the number of women studying economics along with a lack of prominent female economists in the public eye. Mentoring programs have been shown to be successful for motivating and inspiring students, and for improving performance and retention rates.
The Mentors
Our mentors range from Deputy Secretaries of Australian Government Departments, to Analysts and Forecasters, Environmental Economists to Market Economists, Professors’ of Economics to Early Career Researchers. Find out more by browsing our mentors.
How do I Apply?
Applications will open Semester 2 2022
The program is open to all women studying economics in the ACT.
Contact Us
info@wenmentoringact.org.au
Women in Economics Network Mentoring Committee
Catie Bradbear (Chair), Rebecca Cassells, Scott Copely, Renee Fry-McKibbon, Harry Greenwell, Maria Racionero, Timothy Watson, with the assistance of Sara Edwards and Katherine Jeffries (Rapid Context).