Exploring gender and employment issues in New Zealand and Australia

Exploring gender and employment issues in New Zealand and Australia

Principal speaker

Professor Judith Pringle

 9.30 Morning tea upon arrival and welcome.

10 am Dr Katherine Ravenswood, A/Prof. Candice Harris and Nimbus Staniland, Department of Management, and Gender and Diversity Research Group, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) – ‘Modern Kiwi women: 80 years of careers and family in the New Zealand Women’s Weekly.’

10:40 am A/Prof. Lynne Giddings, School of Health Care Practice, and Gender and Diversity Research Group, AUT – ‘Validating mixed methods research: a subject for debate.’

11:20 am A/Prof. Janis Bailey, Dr Carolyn Troup and Prof. Glenda Strachan, Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources, and WOW – ‘Does working part-time impede career progression? An examination of professional staff in Australian universities.’

12 pm Discussion of morning papers

12:30 pm Lunch

1 pm Dr Irene Ryan, Department of Management, and Gender and Diversity Research Group, AUT– ‘Men and masculinities: a glimpse from the other side.’

1:40 pm Dr Sandie Kensbock, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management - ‘Performing: a grounded theory of employment experiences of room attendants at five star hotels on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia.’

2.20 pm Prof. Judith Pringle (AUT & WOW), Sally Lin, Kim Archibald, Sabina Jaeger, Dr Irene Ryan, Dr Katherine Ravenswood, A/Prof. Lynne Giddings and A/Prof. Candice Harris, Gender and Diversity Research Group, AUT – ‘Working in law: the view from below.’

3 – 4 pm Discussion of all papers


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