Born in Canberra of Hong Kong descent, traditional cultural values and modern ideals both played a part in shaping Dr Eva Cheng’s career. But her story shows how a lack of diversity in the tech sector is affecting the technology we all use, every day.Dr Cheng is the Deputy Director of Women in Engineering and Information Technology at UTS, and Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Data Engineering.

Equal Futures - Stories of women in STEMM at UTS

Dr Eva Cheng - Technology has no gender

In all areas of science and discovery, there are women working on acquiring new knowledge and solving problems. But even in 2018, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) suffer from a lack of women representation. The experiences of women working in these fields often remain unheard in industries still just beginning to navigate their way out of an established male-dominated culture. In this series brought to you by the UTS Athena SWAN pilot, early and mid-career women researchers share their personal stories and insights. Raising their voices to highlight the diversity and the common ground of being women in STEMM.

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Equal Futures - Stories of women in STEMM at UTS