Women and Work Research Group (WWRG)
To understand and progress women's working lives
The Women and Work Research Group (WWRG) provides high quality research, research training and consultancy on all aspects of women's experience of work, employment, family and community in Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region. Over the past two years, WWRG's work has covered parental, maternity and paternity leave, flexible working and carers issues, migrant women and work, pay equity and equal opportunity for women in the workplace and women's health issues at work.
- WWRG Director: Dr Marian Baird, Professor of Employment Relations
Previous Events
- Economic approaches to investigating the (under)valuation of care work in the Community Services equal remuneration case
Associate Professor Therese Jefferson, Curtin Graduate School of Business
10th May 2012 12.30pm-2:00pm Darlington Centre, University of Sydney - International Women's Day 2012 - Women and Work Research Group seminar
Professor Geraldine Healy will present on 'Gender, migration and place of qualification of UK doctors -perceptions of inequality, morale and career aspiration' drawn from her recent book on 'Diversity, Ethnicity, Migration and Work - international perspectives' (with Franklin Oikelome, Palgrave, 2011).
Dr Jennifer Tomlinson will present on 'Female part-time managers: career trajectories, role models and aspirations'
8th March 2012 12pm-2:00pm Darlington Centre, University of Sydney - 'The Thought of Work': a presentation on his recent book, which is an interdisciplinary synthesis of ten meanings of work that shows the centrality of work in our lives, identity politics, and society
Professor John Budd, University of Minnesota, USA
17 February 2012 12:30pm-2:00pm The Darlington Centre, University of Sydney
Current Issues & Publications
The Right to Request flexible working arrangements
- The WWRG made a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment Inquiry into the Fair Work Amendment (Better Work/Life Balance) Bill 2012
Women, Work and the Global Economic Downturn, a WWRG research report
- Women, Work and the Global Economic Downturn
published by the Australian Office for Women in 2011
Mature Age Workers and Eldercare, a WWRG research report
- Taking Care: Mature age workers with elder care responsibilities released by NSW OIR for 2010 Carers Week
The Government Review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act and Agency has been completed and legislation amending the Act is before Parliament (April 2012)