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02
Sep
2015
Gender equity in academia - making it happen
Abstract: Women comprise more than half of science PhD graduates and early career researchers, but less than 20% of senior academics in Australian universities and research institutes. The loss of women scientists is a significant waste of expertise, talent and investment, and negatively impacts on our nation’s scientific productivity. In this lunchtime seminar Professor Jennifer Martin discussed the issues and roadblocks women face, outlined what universities and individuals can do to make change happen, and...
26
Mar
2015
Flies of fancy? Bateman’s paradigm and the Hugh Hefner model of human sexuality
In the 1940’s, a British biologist called Angus Bateman carried out a series of experiments, looking at mating behaviour and reproductive success in fruit flies, that came to be foundational for Evolutionary Psychology claims about evolved psychological differences between women and men. This talk – the presentation of a draft chapter for a forthcoming popular book – will discuss some of the empirical challenges to Bateman’s principle of universally competitive males and choosy females, and...
14
Aug
2014
Women of Science Wikibomb
The Network for Women in Biology is hosting a lunch meeting and Wikibomb event. In addition to enjoying lunch with fellow RSB scientists, there will be the opportunity to support the Australian Academy of Science's Women of Science Wikibomb . The aim is to help raise the profile of female scientists. If you would like to participate in the Wikibomb during lunch, please bring a laptop and learn how to create and edit Wikipedia pages,...
28
May
2014
On the under-representation of women in academia
Identifying and addressing the causes of the under-representation of women and minorities in academia is a source of ongoing concern and controversy. This is a critical issue in ensuring the openness and diversity of academia; yet differences in personal experiences and interpretations have mired it in controversy. Here we will present two papers on the representation of women in academia. In the first, we show that women spent far less time presenting talks than men...
05
May
2014
Standpoint theory and the formation of gender archaeology
Gender Institute 2014 Public Lecture Series Feminist Theory Now PODCAST now available via this link Alison Wylie is professor of Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Washington (Seattle), whose areas of specialization are philosophy of the social and historical sciences, specifically archaeology, and feminist philosophy of science. Abstract “Gender research” in archaeology has been a vigorously growing field since the early 1990s, launched, in part, by an international conference on "Women in Archaeology" hosted...
07
Mar
2014
Celebrate International Women's Day and nominate a champion
You are invited to the annual ANU International Women’s Day celebration. This event is an opportunity to network, celebrate women and recognise their contribution to the University. Speakers will be Vice Chancellor Ian Young, ANU Nobel Prize winner, Astrophysicist Professor Brian Schmidt and Dr Rowena Ball, ARC Future Fellow from the ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Please RSVP to attend the event for catering purposes to Kelly Johnson by Tuesday 4 March 2014...
14
Feb
2014
Gender Equity at the RSAA and ANU: review and recommendations
The ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) Access and Equity Committee (RAEC) and the ANU Gender Institute are pleased to announce that PhD students Shaheen Iqbal and Timothy Jones will present their findings and recommendations regarding gender equity at RSAA, and within the broader ANU and science community. This presentation is the outcome of a RAEC research project funded by the ANU Gender Institute and is part of a broader RAEC initiative to...
