A tale of three associate professors: A grassroots approach to supporting women in higher education

Christine Thong, Melissa A Wheeler, Jessica L Mackelprang, Mahnaz Shafiei, Helana Scheepers and Virginia Kilborn

Australian Journal of Management, 2023, vol. 48, issue 4, 769-779

Abstract: In higher education, gender imbalances continue to persist, particularly at senior academic levels and in university leadership. To explore practical ways to address this disparity, a grassroots initiative was established at an Australian University in 2015 and has grown into an ecosystem of mentoring and support for career advancement of academic women. Challenges and successes of the initiative from 8 years of operation are presented through a teaching case accompanied by teaching notes, including different benefits of grassroots initiatives for gender equity to both organisation and individuals. JEL Classification: M14, J16

Keywords: Academic women; career development; diversity management; gender equity; grassroots initiative; mentoring; organisational change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/03128962231188453

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