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Samoa celebrates Woman and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Day

According to a statement, Australia is proud to support the growth of opportunities for women in STEM. With only 28 per cent of the global STEM workforce comprised of women, Samoa is challenging these global statistics with its high number of women in STEM.

Samoan women across many STEM fields are making significant contributions to their country, breaking down barriers in what is normally a male-dominated field.

Two such Samoan trailblazers are Australia Awards alumni Saouila Tolovaa and Sheena Uputaua Lesa.

Sexism in the tech industry 'needs to be called out'

It's after a Google employee criticised the firm's diversity initiatives in an internal memo.

The male software engineer argued the lack of women in top tech jobs was due to biological differences between men and women.

It's led to widespread criticism from women - and men - who work in the industry.

Newsbeat's spoken to four female software engineers to find out their experiences.

'There are so many opportunities'