A very low percentage of women are leaders in the field of finance. Gender equity will benefit both scholarship and Australia’s third-largest economic sector.
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The male-dominated makeup of the industry partners who are meant to lead the commercialisation of research could undermine the work towards gender equity in Australian universities.
When academics were asked to draw, write and reflect on their career journeys, the results were revealing. While men were free to focus on their careers, the picture was more complicated for women.
Australia has gone backwards in global gender parity rankings, with even universities, which should be leading the way, failing on this front. But women are now saying enough is enough.
Through mentoring, women who have succeeded on male terms set other women on the same path.
On International Women’s Day, universities should resolve to lead the way in reshaping workplace rituals, rules and routines to advance gender equality and ensure safe workplaces.
International Women’s Day is a time to take stock of what has been achieved and what remains to be done. 2020 was a massive missed opportunity to improve gender equity among university leaders.
Black Lives Matter brings the slavery story into the present in America – but it leaves Africa stuck in the past.
Black and minority ethnic staff in universities are paid less than their white colleagues.
Family, marriage and culture are among the factors that influence black women’s experiences as scientists.
Female baby boomers who missed out earlier in life are now jumping at the opportunity to further their education.
Sexual harassment is a pernicious problem at universities. But not much is known in South Africa about students sexually harassing academics.
This Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day. Gender biases continue and women’s voices are missing from expert discussions.
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CEO/Adjunct Professor, Victoria University
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Professor of Political Studies, Rhodes University
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Professor of Criminology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Education and Social Justice, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Kentucky
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Assistant Professor of Political Communication, Louisiana State University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Archaeology and Anthropology; Director, Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies, Australian National University
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Doctoral candidate, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor, Department of Literary Studies in English, Rhodes University
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Professor, Emory University
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Adjunct Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Tutor, Curtin University
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Professor of Employment and Industry, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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PhD Candidate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Finance, University of Technology Sydney
