I see many different people here. I don't know about LGBT diversity.
Intern, Perth
There is much more diverse team that I expected being a male dominated industry. However on face value there appears to be a relatively even split of males to females.
Intern, Melbourne
I am very excited about the programs to hire more indigenous people, as I think it is extremely important to do so in our national institutions. In terms of the summer students, the majority that I have met so far are all women, which is fantastic. I do notice that there is much less diversity in terms of ethnicity amongst the students. So far, only myself and another student I have identified as having a multiethnic background. On the other hand, the staff seem to be from all parts of the world, so that is good. Also, the workplace is quite dominated by men and I noticed there are more male bathrooms than female bathrooms around the place. The thing about it, is that this is a hard thing to avoid in this industry and especially because only recently have attempts to change this taken place. I am very optimistic about the steps that the organisation is doing to make these positive changes to include more diversity. I do not know much about the other issues.
Graduate, Sydney
I don't have any idea about most of these facets, especially child care and maternity leave. The atmosphere in our workplace is diverse and accepting, as mentioned before, but I also don't consider myself a significant minority in a cultural sense so I don't think I have the capacity to comment on this first hand. I am a woman and there are many women in our team, and I recognise that colleagues are LGBT, ethnically diverse, etc. I haven't witnessed any form of differentiation or discrimination towards these people.
Graduate, Canberra, ACT
It is a really diverse workplace where all people are treated as equal as far as I've seen.
Intern, Brisbane
CSIRO are very welcoming, diverse, understanding, and respectful of all identities.
Graduate, Townsville
The workplace is diverse and accepting of people
Intern, Bribane
There are multiple programs and events such as Women in STEM, Aboriginal flag and Torres Strait Islander flag presentation, LGBTIQ+ inclusion. CSIRO treats everyone equally for the issues stated.
Intern, Herston
There is a very diverse and international team of people here of both men and women
Intern, Newcastle
LGBT, people of colour and women are all treated fairly here and there is good representation of most groups. I cannot comment on child care as I have no experience needed that kind of consideration.
Intern, Brisbane
There are more males than females at my workplace, maybe a 80/20 split
Intern, Sydney
Lots of focus on women in science, and neurodivergence.
Graduate, Canberra
While CSIRO is committed to more diversity, due to its poor hiring policies, the majority of the staff have been here for decades and as such reflect the diversity policies from those times. There is childcare available, and from my experience, women and people from ethnic minorities have generally been treated well.
Intern, Melbourne
It is evident that this company is extremely committed to promoting diversity
Intern, Perth
My team is quite diverse. And there is a commitment to being respectful
Intern, Sydney
CSIRO have several diversity leaders who approached me and explained how they are there to help if I have any issues. CSIRO is an extremely diverse workplace with people from many different backgrounds. Some people also work part time as they have young children or other personal commitments.
Intern, Geelong
They seem to be consistently aiming for an even workplace diversity, with newsletters covering efforts to incorporate more females into specific areas of work.
Intern, Hobart
They care about diversity and it is evident in the workplace & the way they talk about culture etc.
Intern, Hobart
pride merch (lanyards and shirts) are sold on the company store and worn openly by staff. acknowledgements to country are made at the start of each major meeting. there is little room for intolerance here
Graduate, Hobart
My supervisor from a diverse background is often involved in interviews outside of her field for diversity reasons. It's clear that CSIRO tries to be diverse though the lack of diverse senior researchers may indicate a problem.
Intern, Sydney