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Casual academics provide flexibility for universities at a time when student numbers are uncertain. from shutterstock.com

Casual academics aren’t going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn’t affected?

Dorothy Wardale, Curtin University; Julia Richardson, Curtin University, and Yuli Suseno, Edith Cowan University

The higher education sector may be the the third largest employer of casual staff in Australia. More cuts to universities mean the use of casual academics could increase further.
Torre Glòries in Barcelona is an obvious example of statement architecture, but much of the gender bias built into cities is more insidious and pervasive. Wikimedia Commons

Sexism and the city: how urban planning has failed women

Dorina Pojani, The University of Queensland; Dorothy Wardale, Edith Cowan University, and Kerry Brown, Edith Cowan University

Women encounter many difficulties in cities that are products of male design and planning. We need to move past the practice of one group shaping our world on behalf of everyone else.
“I don’t think there are many women who think, ‘Oh, my ideal project would be a massive tower.’ ” Anthony Delanoix/Unsplash

Mansplaining Australian cities – we can do something about that

Kerry Brown, Edith Cowan University and Dorothy Wardale, Edith Cowan University

Cities aren’t just a male creation, but women’s contributions have been sidelined. There are ways we can rediscover and restore these women to their rightful place in the stories of our cities.

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