The Federal Government last Friday launched a new strategic action plan aimed and encouraging more women to choose aviation as a long term career.
Announced by Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories Kirsty McBain, the strategic plan is designed to correct gender imbalance and address skills shortages.
"The Plan draws on the lessons from the first four years of the Women in the Aviation Industry Initiative which aims to boost diversity and encourage more women to pursue job opportunities across the aviation sector by providing mentoring, guidance and networking opportunities," McBain said.
"It identifies priority areas for action including the need for cultural change to ensure women are welcomed into an inclusive and supportive industry.
"Over the next financial year, $1.3 million will be available to fund activities relating to leadership and culture, visibility and awareness, collaboration and continuous improvement as outlined in the Plan.
"We expect to release a formal process to seek proposals for projects in October.
"The Plan will provide guidance and focus for the next four years of the Women in the Aviation Industry Initiative, driving immediate outcomes but also activities that will deliver sustained, generational change so women can look forward to building careers in the sector.
"The Plan will continue to respond to changing needs over time."
Since the Women in Aviation initiative was launched in 2019, the Federal Government has allocated $3.1 in funding to the program.
The strategic plan can be downloaded from the Department of Infrastructure website.