The CoBL Gender Equity and Inclusion Action Plan seeks to continue identifying and addressing the barriers to women’s inclusion and progression at the University.
Purpose
The Gender Equity and Inclusion Reference Group – Research Stream (GEIRG-RS) in CoBL has been established to enable female RMIT academic staff and research fellows at all career stages to connect with one another and build a strong research community. The committee seeks to provide support to foster and create positive research culture to share experience and research interest and promote interdisciplinary research in CoBL.
The committee will also provide an environment for informal support and mentoring. GEIRG-RS is tasked with progressing the initiatives outlined in the Plan under the research stream. For 2022/2023 these initiatives include, but not limited to the development and implementation of:
- Establishing a Research support program for Women in COBL.
- Mentoring group/framework.
- Extended research training workshops and similar.
Functions
a) To progress and implement above initiatives and identify and develop new ones.
b) To foster an environment that supports the research objectives of women to ensure, develop and retain talent.
c) To facilitate networking, mentoring, and support for women at different stages of research career.
d) To participate in the evaluation/review and then development and implementation of RMIT and CoBL research programs for gender inclusivity and participation.
Working Group members
Chairperson
Prof Banita Bissoondoyal-Bheenick
Director of Research Services and Programs
Members
Dr Ama Samarasinghe
Lecturer, Department of Financial Planning and Tax, School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain
Dr Kate Grosser
Senior Lecturer, School of Management
Dr Lauren Gurrieri
Senior Lecturer in Marketing, School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Dr Lena Wang
Co-Director, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, Senior Lecturer, School of Management
Dr Leonora Risse
Senior Lecturer in Economics, School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Dr Nguyen Thi My Linh
PHD, CFA, Senior Program Manager (Interim), Lecturer – Finance, Department of Economics and Finance
Dr Victor Arity
Associate Lecturer, School of Accounting, Information Systems & Supply Chain
To read members' bios, please visit the Gender equality and inclusion experts web page.
The Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor ADVC R&I, CoBL is the sponsor of this initiative and the Senior Advisor, Research Capability Development, CoBL, supports the Working Group.
