Gender Diversity
There is a strong business case and equity argument for gender diversity with organisations and industry sectors realising the opportunity for more women in the workforce. Relevant links and information include:
Women influencing Defence and Resources Industries
Women seeing themselves in resources: leading practice principles for the attraction and retention of women in the minerals and energy sector. Fifth edition.
Queensland Resources Council
http://www.qrc.org.au/_dbase_upl/4466%20QRC%20Women%20in%20Mining%20WEB.pdf
The new face of mining
Burke, Jessica
http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/the-new-face-of-mining
Women in mining
http://www.miningtechnologyaustralia.com.au/women-in-mining
Web page of anecdotes from women in mining and some statistics.
Australian defence almanac: 2010-2011
Khosa, Raspal
http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=263&pubtype=8
Australian Defence Force: women in the ADF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force
International collaboration for women in IT: how to avoid reinventing the wheel
Craig, Annemieke; Lang, Catherine
http://iisit.org/Vol7/IISITv7p329-338Craig734.pdf
There’s a place for women in mining
http://www.australianbusinessjournal.com.au/there%E2%80%99s-a-place-for-women-in-mining/
Attraction and retention of women in the Western Australian resources sector
Chamber of Minerals and Energy Western Australia (CMEWA); Reflective Practice (Firm)
http://www.cmewa.com/UserDir/CMEPublications/081127-MPR-Women_in_Resources_Ful_report8.pdf
Women in ICT – retain and sustain: an overview of the ACS-W Survey
Bandias, Susan; Warne, Leoni
http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=acis2009
Review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999: consultation report
Australia. Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Office for Women
http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/women/pubs/general/eowa_kpmg_rpt/Documents/EOWW_Act_Consultation_rpt.pdf
Gender inequalities in the 21st century: new barriers and continuing constraints
Scott, Jacqueline; Crompton, Rosemary; Lyonette, Clare
Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010
Attraction and retention of women in the Western Australian resources sector
Chamber of Minerals and Energy Western Australia (CMEWA); Reflective Practice (Firm)
http://www.cmewa.com/UserDir/CMEPublications/081127-MPR-Women_in_Resources_Ful_report8.pdf
Workplace culture that hinders and assists the career development of women in information technology
Wentling, Rose Mary; Thomas, Steven
http://www.osra.org/itlpj/wentlingthomasspring2009.pdf
Autonomy, control and job advancement: the case of low paid women working in food retail
McKie, Linda; Hogg, Gill; Airey, Laura; Backett-Milburn, Kathryn; Rew, Zoe
London, England: Sage Publications, 2009
‘Technical, but not very….’: constructing gendered identities in IT-related employment
Guerrier, Yvonne; Evans, Christina; Glover, Judith; Wilson, Cornelia
Leaders of men: women ‘managing’ in construction
Watts, Jacqueline H.
Work, employment and society. Vol. 23, No. 3, September 2009, pp.512-530
Foundation findings: drawing on experience – older women workers in Europe
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/85/en/2/EF0885EN.pdf
For whom the bell tolls: women’s labour market experiences and expectations of WA’s booming economy
Preston, Alison; Jefferson, Therese
http://www.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/138485/Engendering_Leadership_Conference_Proceedings.pdf#page=370
A review of current practices in women-only staff development programmes at Australian universities
Tessens, Lucienne
http://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/conference/2008/media/Tessens.pdf
Considering the experience of Indigenous women working in the Australian mining industry
Parmenter, Joni
http://www.csrm.uq.edu.au/docs/Parmenter_J.pdf
Supporting women in non-traditional trade
Shewring, Fiona
http://113.192.24.155:8080/vital/access/services/Download/ngv:25649/SOURCE2
Women in hard hats: research and statistics
http://www.women.qld.gov.au/hardhats/resources/research
A gendered study of the working patterns of classical musicians: implications for practice
Bennett, Dawn
International Journal of Music Education. Vol. 26, No. 1, February 2008, pp. 89-100
Gender desegregation and equal employment opportunity in Australian luxury hotels: are we there yet?
Knox, Angela
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. August 2008 vol. 46 no. 2, pp. 153-172
The impact of the knowledge-based economy on women’s participation
Lipsett, Brenda
Unearthing new resources: attracting and retaining women in the Australian minerals industry
Minerals Council of Australia (MCA); Australia. Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Office for Women (OfW); Curtin University of Technology. Curtin Business School. Women in Social & Economic Research (WiSER); University of Queensland. Sustainable Minerals Institute. Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM)
http://www.csrm.uq.edu.au/docs/women-in-mining.pdf
Leading practice principles for the attraction and retention of women in the minerals and energy sector. 2nd edition.
Queensland Resources Council
http://www.qrc.org.au/_dbase_upl/QRC_WomenInMining_v2.pdf
An inconvenient truth: the invisibility of women in ICT
Lewis, Sue; Lang, Catherine; McKay, Judy
http://journals.sfu.ca/acs/index.php/ajis/article/view/479/427
Australasian journal of information systems. Vol. 15, No. 1, December 2007
Women in construction: tapping the untapped resource to meet future demands
Menches, Cindy L.; Abraham, Dulcy M.
http://ascelibrary.org/coo/resource/1/jcemd4/v133/i9/p701_s1?isAuthorized=no
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. Vol. 133, Issue 9, 2007
Twenty-first century Australian women and IT: exercising the power of choice
Lang, Catherine
Computer Science Education. Vol. 17, No. 3, September 2007, pp. 215-226
Women in the Australian IT industry: where are we now?
Byrne, Graeme J.; Staehr, Lorraine J.
http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/58/43
AJIS. Vol. 13, No. 1, September 2005, pp. 8-18
Industry skills report: electrocomms & energy utilities
Australian National Training Authority (ANTA); EE-Oz Training Standards (Australia)
http://113.192.24.155:8080/vital/access/services/Download/ngv:4626/SOURCE3
Brisbane, Queensland: ANTA, 2005
Increasing the diversity of the mining industry workforce – strategies for employers
AusIMM Women in Mining Network (WIMNet) http://www.ausimm.com.au/content/docs/divers180803.pdf
Workforce turnover in FIFO mining operations in Australia: an exploratory study
Beach, Ruth; Brereton, David; Cliff, David; University of Queensland. Sustainable Minerals Institute. Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM); Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC)
http://www.csrm.uq.edu.au/docs/TURN_FINAL.pdf
Women in the mining industry
Wynn, E. J.
http://www.ausimm.com.au/content/docs/wynn.pdf
Paper presented at the Youth Congress 2001
Diversification of the mining industry workforce — changing the rules
Keegan, M.; Knievel, C.; Shugg, S.
http://www.ausimm.com.au/content/docs/keegan.pdf
Paper presented at the Youth Congress 2001
Women in the Australian Defence Force
Burton, Clare
http://www.defence.gov.au/fr/reports/womenadf.pdf
Industry skills report: construction and property services
Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC); Australia. Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)
http://113.192.24.155:8080/vital/access/services/Download/ngv:30578/SOURCE2
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Networks for Women
Women in Business – Inspiration and advice for women running online businesses www.womeninbusiness.com.au
Women in Global Business – Aims to increase female participation in international trade and investment delivering increased economic benefit and job creation through greater diversity www.austrade.gov.au/Women-in-Global-Business-program
National Association of Women in Construction – NAWIC provides members with an extensive range of activities throughout
the year to assist and promote women in the construction industry www.nawic.com.au/index.cfm?MenuID=19
Australian Women in Agriculture – Members unite and raise the profile of women in agriculture www.awia.org.au
Women in Mining – Aims to promote attraction and retention of women in the mining industry www.ausimm.com.au/content/default.aspx
Women in Science Enquiry Network Inc (WiSENet) – Established to increase women’s participation in the sciences and to
link people in different branches of science www.wisenet-australia.org
Women in Spatial -Aims to increase the number of women participating in leadership roles and the spatial industry as a whole www.spatialsciences.org.au
Australian Local Government Women’s Association – Supporting and promoting women’s involvement in the Local Government sector www.lga.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1090
Australian Women Lawyers – Works to eliminate both direct and indirect discrimination against women in the legal system and the administration of justice so that the legal system is more responsive to women’s needs www.australianwomenlawyers.com.au
Australian Women’s Motorsport Network – Supporting women in motorsports and the automotive industry www.awmn.com.au
Australian Women Pilot’s Association – Assists women to undertake flying inAustraliaand elsewhere www.awpa.org.au
Women in Engineering – Seeks to have the field of engineering as an inclusive profession which values supports and celebrates the contributions of women in the engineering team www.engineersaustralia.org.au/groups/women-in-engineering/women-in-engineering_home.cfm
Women in Super – Provides a forum for, and enhances the opportunities of, women employed in the superannuation and financial services industry www.womeninsuper.com.au
Women in Innovation and Technology – Connecting women in all areas of innovation and technology, focusing on the advancement of women in non-traditional indutries and roles www.wit-sa.org
Australian Women in IT, Science and Engineering – A national communications umbrella that forms a collaborative voice connecting Technology Networks for Women www.awise.org.au
Women in Economics – Seeks to increase the representation of women within the economics profession in Australia www.ecosoc.org.au/cc/women-economics
Women in Games – Created in order to increase the numbers of women in the game industry in Australia, and to promote game development as a viable career path for women www.womeningames.org.au
Women in Adult and Vocational Education – A national network of women involved in VET, ACE and the broad field of work-related education and training www.wave.org.au
Australasian Council of Women and Policing – Working to improve policing for women www.acwap.com.au
Association of Women Educators – Works actively to further the participation of women and girls in education www.awe.asn.au
Australian Federation Medical Women – Established to assist South Australians to establish a vibrant society of medical women www.afmw.org.au/sa
Women in Resources SA – Avenue for women in leadership roles in the industry to network, discuss common issues, and promote the participation of women in the South Australian resources sector
www.sacome.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190&Itemid=49
