Equity and Access

Published in the Research School of Physics Event Horizon
Vol42 Issue33 22–26 August 2016

From the RSPE Equity and Access Committee:

How men and women can help reduce gender bias in the workplace

Here are 'The Four Ds' and how to avoid them at work.

By: Emma Johnston 

Source: SBS, the Conversation

I am a professor and a newly minted pro vice chancellor (University of New South Wales) and I have spent my entire research and working life with male bosses or supervisors. I have never reported to a woman. This phenomenon is particularly acute in the fields of science, technology engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM). It’s why more than 30 universities, six medical research institutions and four publicly funded research agencies have joined the Science in Australia Gender Equity pilot project (SAGE).

For more information, see:  http://bit.ly/EAC2006_2