Universities are still patriarchal institutions, with men dominating senior leadership positions. Systemic mechanisms are needed to ensure all our future leaders are able to flourish.
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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.
You might expect progressive policies in our universities, but a parental leave system of primary and secondary caregivers – the first 93% women, the second 96% men – perpetuates the gender gap.
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.
Universities have legitimate reasons for employing some staff on casual contracts, but the impacts of the COVID pandemic have brought long-standing problems to a head. Now is the time to act on these.
The rejection culture of academia is damaging. Rejections are inevitable, but there are better ways of managing the process that don’t leave individuals to bear the whole burden of coping.
To navigate the toughest phase of their careers, junior academics need to know more than how to write research papers and apply for grants. Structured mentoring, based on their input, is a huge help.
Many young academics and those who might be considering an academic career will be horrified by what’s unfolding at South Africa’s institution. Will bright minds be lost?
Many people are left floundering when they try to get working on their PhDs. In Africa, this is often because the skills they need haven’t been developed earlier in their academic careers.
Contributing to the public good should be a top priority for public and land grant universities. Here, some ideas on how to match what institutions value with academics’ own drive for service.
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Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Deputy Dean, UNSW Business School, Co-DVC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Responsible Innovation, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology
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Honorary Research Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Vice Chancellor Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Professor of Criminology, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Parasitology and Entomology, St Paul's University
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Lecturer (Genetics), University of Pretoria
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Adjunct Professor, Victoria University
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Professor of Employment and Industry, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University
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Professor and Director of Digital Health Hub, RMIT University
