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A Selection of Resouces for Promoting Academic Women’s Network Members

Circle of Niceness

A wonderful resource from Professor Narelle Lemon,

• ‘Circle of Niceness - Mapping our Values’

Articles

As women decide Australia’s new leaders, what is going on with academic leadership?

“Despite the role of the women’s movement in the 2022 election, and the prime minister advocating that the time for change is now, evidence shows there is a lack of systemic mechanisms to empower women to become leaders.”

Angela Carbone, Professor and Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor Learning and Teaching and Quality and kerryn Butler-Henderson, Professor and Director of Digital Health Hub, RMIT University share their insights into the huge gender gap in academic leadership. Read the article here.

Women’s academic careers are in a ‘holding pattern’ while men enjoy a ‘tailwind’

“Female academics continue to be underrepresented in senior academic positions in Australia and internationally.” - Fleur Sharafizad, Lecturer in Management, Edith Cowan University, Kerry Brown Professor of Employment and Industry, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Maryam Omari Professor and Executive Dean, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, and Uma Jogulu, Senior Lecturer, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University. Learn more about their findings here.

Forget the ideal worker myth. Unis need to become more inclusive for all women (men will benefit too)

“As we recover from the pandemic, we need innovative approaches to reshaping workplace rituals, rules and routines to advance gender equality and ensure safe workplaces.” - Leisa Sargent, Senior Deputy Dean, UNSW Business School, Co-DVC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, UNSW Sydney and Eileen Baldry Deputy Vice-Chancellor Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Professor of Criminology, UNSW Sydney share their research on The Conversation. Access their article here.

No change at the top for university leaders as men outnumber women 3 to 1

“Men hold 54 of the 74 top jobs in Australian higher education.” - Marcia Devlin, Adjunct Professor, Victoria University shares her research on who holds the top jobs at universities. Read her research here.

Barriers and facilitators for women academics seeking promotion: Perspectives from the Inside