new content included chapters in biology textbooks that describe the work of female scientists to illustrate women s contribution to the progress of science the sections entitled careers in physics for example cite women who have been successful in their fields of work history manuals too discuss gender equality and the historical background to the changes in women s traditional roles one of the four key elements in the initiative is the expansion of summer schools for stem students to include a greater number of girls and disadvantaged students under the national innovation and science agenda nisa the australian government is initially investing aud million over to to encourage more girls and women to study stem and pursue stembased and entrepreneurial careers opening doors is a project from the institute of physics that seeks to help schools and teachers counter gender stereotyping in stem subjects