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Research Project:
The When Research Works for Women Report describes a project undertaken in 2005 that investigated those factors that support or impede women's research productivity.
Twenty seven top female researchers from the university were interviewed about the specific pathways, strategies, circumstances and research environments which had contributed to their strong research profiles. Interviewees included women from each faculty, from every academic level and a balance of teaching and research and research-only staff. Among the factors found to be critical to women's research performance were: a high degree of passion they had for their work; having good international connections and networks; having effective mentors and supervisor in the early stages of their careers; participating in collaborative or team research activities; supervising postgraduate students; having a close teaching and research nexus; having the capacity to concentrate research and teaching time; flexibility in the workplace; improved maternity leave provisions and family friendly work units; and moderate involvement in administrative duties.
Key outcomes from the project included a series of recommendations for new policy and support structures that would enable the maximum number of academic women to contribute more effectively to the university's research aspirations.
The report also contains a number of strategies recommended by the interviewees for other academic women to adopt to assist them in increasing their research capabilities.
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