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Queensland girls still underrepresented in specialist maths despite push to increase participation

Girls and boys are equally represented in subjects like biology and chemistry, but not in physics and engineering. (ABC News: Curtis Rodda)

Girls are missing out on high-paying graduate jobs requiring specialist maths because fewer are choosing the subject in high school, a peak industry body says.

New data shows girls account for about one-third of physics and specialist mathematics enrolments in Queensland schools despite years of effort to lift participation.

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