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Chief Scientist, Swinburne University of Technology

Efforts praised to get more women in Australian astronomy, but more needs to be done. Flickr/Paean Ng

July 13, 2017

Step by step, we’re tackling gender equity in Australian astronomy

Virginia Kilborn, Swinburne University of Technology and Sarah Brough, UNSW

Efforts to reduce the gender gap and encourage more women in Australian astronomy have been rewarded this week.

Women are the key to encouraging more female academics to seek promotions. Shutterstock/Photographee.eu

November 27, 2015

Here’s how to get more women promoted to top jobs in universities

Virginia Kilborn, Swinburne University of Technology; Birgit Loch, Swinburne University of Technology, and Helana Scheepers, Swinburne University of Technology

Men outnumber women almost two-to one in senior academic positions in Australia’s universities. But there is a way that female academics can play a vital role in bridging that gap.

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