This Sydney billionaire wants to hire more women. He’s spending $100m to make it happen

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A billionaire will pay for high school students to get tutoring as part of a historic $100 million donation to the University of Sydney aimed at lifting the number of women in science and maths degrees.

The gift from tech entrepreneur Robin Khuda is the largest single philanthropic donation made in NSW.

Robin Khuda shaped the program so it would ″⁣go back to the early years of high school”.Credit: Michael Quelch

Khuda made the donation after finding it challenging to find women for technical and senior management roles for his business, AirTrunk, which he sold last year to private equity in a deal worth more than $23 billion.

“Western Sydney, compared to other areas of Sydney, hasn’t had the same level of educational support for students to pursue an early interest in science and technology, and converting their interest into a university degree with that focus,” Khuda said in a statement announcing the donation.

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