UTS is one of just three Australian universities consistently recognised as a Workplace Gender Equality Agency employer of choice. We take a strategic and systemic approach to gender equity - including setting a 40 per cent target for academic women in STEMM by 2022 - and we’re proud of our inclusive culture.
Leading opportunities for women
Through our research, UTS delivers transformative benefits that enhance the wellbeing of society and the environment, unleashing the potential of our communities. And we recognise diversity as an essential ingredient to achieving excellence.
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To this end, we’ve established the Research Equity Initiative (REI) — a multi-layered suite of programs promoting greater gender equity and inclusion in research and academia. The REI takes a whole of university approach, investigating and implementing tailored actions to address gender disparity in research across the organisation.
The REI has been recognised across the higher education sector and by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as leading practice in gender equity.
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UTS is also part of the SAGE Athena SWAN pilot, an exciting program shown to have had a strong impact in the UK, which gives UTS the opportunity to focus on areas of stubborn gender disparity in STEMM: the sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (health).
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Meet some of our high-achieving women in research:
Professor Liz Harry |
Distinguished Professor Jie Lu |
Professor Myriam Amielh Professor Myriam Amielh is Associate Dean (External Engagement) in the Faculty of Engineering and IT. It's her role to facilitate links between industry and university research. |
Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt |
Professor Saba Bebawi As a journalist in the Middle East during the Iraq War, Professor Saba Bebawi saw first-hand the effect that media misrepresentation of events can have on a region and its people. |
Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Sullivan For Distinguished Professor of Public Health Elizabeth Sullivan, empowering women is both a career and a personal passion. |