POSTPONED | Webinar 15: Organisational strategies, policies and practices for supporting women in research

Update: Eligibility expanded to anyone interested in helping to support women academics

Women are often under-represented at senior levels in universities and in various key disciplines. This is despite the fact that women are as well represented in terms of high school success and at junior levels.

The systemic hurdles, preconceived notions and other challenges faced by women in academia may lead to women feeling disengaged and unsupported, preventing them from excelling in their research careers.

What can we and others in power do to better support women researchers at the level of the department or university? What recruitment, flexible work arrangements or other practices and policies make a difference to the careers and lives of women researchers, and how can we help?

Professor Peter Taylor, a former ARC Laureate Fellow at the University of Melbourne (UoM) will share the experience of UoM’s School of Mathematics and Statistics when it advertised female-only continuing positions back in 2016.

Host of the Women in Research 'Small wins' webinar series, ARC Laureate Fellow and John Curtin Distinguished Professor Sharon Parker from Curtin University will share some of the research evidence around what organisational strategies make a difference to women’s experiences and careers.

You can submit your questions to the guests upon registrations. We hope to see you online!

About the Speakers

• ARC  Laureate Fellow Sharon K. Parker is the Director of the Centre for Transformative Work Design within the Future of Work Institute at Curtin University. Sharon’s research focuses on job and work design, employee performance and development, mature workers, mental health and well-being, and related topics. As part of her ARC’s Kathleen Fitzpatrick Award, Sharon created the Women in Research initiative and hosts the Women in Research "Small Wins" webinar series.
• ARC Laureate Fellow Peter Taylor is Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical & Statistical Frontiers at the University of Melbourne. Peter's research interests lie in the fields of stochastic modelling and applied probability, with particular emphasis on applications in telecommunications, biological modelling, healthcare, economics and disaster management.

Cost

Free (Registration is essential)

Venue

Microsoft Teams webinar

Eligibility (expanded)

Open to:

• All women academics who engage in research as part of their role, Level A to Level E, across all disciplines and Universities/Research institutions; or
• Any others, regardless of gender, interested in helping to support women academics