What are nukebros? And standing up on social media

There's a massive gender divide in support for nuclear energy in Australia. Why? And what happens when you talk about nuclear energy on social media?Introducing the Nukebros, in time for an upcoming election year in Australia where nuclear energy is set to become a key issue as we head to the polls.Today, we speak with Jane Gardner about the vast gender divide for support in Australia and what happens when you take on a key issue on social media, knowing that it'll bring out the 'explainers'.The Australian Conservation Foundation has just released new data, in partnership with 1 Million Women, revealing one of the biggest gender splits on support for an issue ever seen in Australia.This is the first ep of our Summer Series!In this series, we're experimenting with the format over the holiday period to bring you more conversations about some of the challenging issues we cover, and introduce you to some of the most intriguing women we come across.About Jane Gardner Jane's been with the ACF for a year now and has previously worked with the Climate Council as well as in media at several global NFPs. She also hosted Al Gore on his Inconvenient Sequel press conference in Australia. You can catch up on all the stories we discuss on Women's Agenda and more on our website here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.