Gender equity

Progress to Equity Plan

We are proud to be at the forefront of gender equity in the workplace but there is more we can and must do. Our Progress to Equity Plan focuses our efforts in the following areas:

  • Attract and retain more women in STEMM
  • Increase the number of women in senior and leadership positions
  • Support women’s careers through training, leadership and development
  • Close the gender pay gap
  • Foster an inclusive and equitable organisational culture
  • Embed accountability for leaders in gender equity
  • Maintain a flexible workplace culture

We are a SAGE Athena Swan Silver Accredited Institution

We are proud to be one of the first two Universities in Australia to achieve SAGE Athena Swan Silver Accreditation for gender equity, diversity, and inclusion (GEDI). This is an international award that reflects our efforts in this area undertaken since 2018, when we launched our Bronze Action Plan. Over the past seven years, we have been systematically working to implement our gender equity strategy and we have benchmarked our progress through rigorous, peer reviewed evaluation.

Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA)

In accordance with the requirements of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, on 28 May 2025 the University lodged its annual public report with WGEA.

WGEA will also publish the gender pay gaps for every Australian employer with 100 or more employees, including universities, annually.

Each employer has the opportunity to provide an Employer Statement that gives context to their gender pay gap results.

Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) compliance Certificate (2023-2024)

Preserving gender equity

during and after COVID-19

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Accreditation and affiliation