Academic consortium

The Working for Women Research Partnership is led by Professor Rae Cooper AO and Professor Elizabeth Hill at the University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work, Professor Nareen Young at the UTS Centre for Indigenous People and Work / Jumbunna Institute and Associate Professor Brendan Churchill at the University of Melbourne.

In addition, the partnership brings together a national consortium of 23 academics across 9 universities.

Consortia Lead: The University of Sydney

Consortia Partners

  • Professor Nareen Young (Lead)
  • Professor Jane O’Leary
  • Mr Joshua Gilbert

  • Associate Professor Brendan Churchill (Lead)
  • Dr Elisabetta Crovara
  • Professor Leah Ruppanner
  • Professor Marie Segrave
  • Dr Megan Sharp
  • Dr Shih Joo Tan

Additional academic members

  • Professor Alison Preston – University of Western Australia
  • Professor Lyndall Strazdins – Australian National University
  • Professor Meg Smith – Western Sydney University
  • Associate Professor Natasha Cortis – UNSW Sydney
  • Emeritus Professor Sara Charlesworth – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  • Emeritus Professor Siobhan Austen – Curtin University
  • A/Prof Tania King – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology