Women's Information Session 2023
On 9 August 2023, we hosted the annual Academic Promotion Information Session for Women, a gender equity initiative supporting the career advancement of academic women.
The session featured speakers with diverse expertise who discussed the below topics to support candidates in preparing their promotion case:
- Vision Statement (Professor Robert Brooks)
- Achievement Relative to Opportunity (Professor Maria Garcia De La Banda)
- Research Case (Professor Jessica Purcell and Professor Melissa Miles)
- Education Case (Professor Allie Clemans)
- Engagement Case (Professor Melissa Castan)
You can access the video here and the slides are linked here.
Women's Information Session 2022
On 13 September 2022, we hosted the annual Academic Promotion Information Session for Women, a gender equity initiative, supporting the career advancement of academic women.
Professor Helen de Cieri (Director of Research in the Department of Management at Monash Business School) hosted the session which was opened by Professor Susan Elliott AM, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor.
It also featured a panel of women promoted in the previous promotion rounds, who shared their experiences including key success factors:
- Dr Parama Chakraborty Banerjee (Engineering)
- Associate Professor Louise McLean (Education)
- Associate Professor Rachel Ting Sing Kiat (Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Malaysia)
- Professor Meera Parish (Science)
A recording of the session is available here.
Women's Information Session 2021
Monash conducted the annual Academic Promotion Information Session for Women. The event seeks to support career advancement of academic women, as part of our commitment to gender equity.
This popular event discusses the particular challenges and approaches for women seeking promotion. Professor Margaret Gardner AC, President and Vice-Chancellor opened the event.
A Master of Ceremonies, Professor Pei Lee Teh (Business and Economics, Malaysia) hosted the session which included presentations from Professor Susan Elliott AM, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, and Professor Matthew Gillespie AM, Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs).
It also featured a panel of women promoted in the 2020/21 promotion round who talked to their experience including key success factors:
- Dr Thoo Yin Yin (Science, Malaysia)
- Dr Laura Visser (Buseco)
- Associate Professor Aldeida Aleti (IT)
- Professor Claire Palermo (MNHS)
The video is available to watch on Workplace.
Women's Information Session 2020
Professor Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis (Deputy Dean, Academic and Graduate Affairs, MNHS) hosted the session which included Professor Marc Parlange, Provost and Senior Vice-President, and Professor Matthew Gillespie AM, Vice-Provost (Faculty and Graduate Affairs).
It also featured a panel of women promoted in the 2019/20 promotion round who talked to their experience including key success factors:
- Dr Xin Gu (Arts)
- Associate Professor Dominique Allen (Buseco)
- Professor Kate Hoy (MNHS)
- Professor Pei Lee Teh (Buseco Malaysia).
The video is available to watch on Workplace.
The 2019 Women's Information session recording is available upon request. Please email hr-academic.promotion@monash.edu.