Current Activities and Projects

The Workplace Best Practice Study aims to identify best practice in gender equality interventions in Australian business. With 5 years of high-quality data now collected from Australian businesses by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency for its Employer of Choice for Gender Equality Citation, this study will provide a timely and in-depth analysis of the interventions and practices in the workplace that are most effective in driving workplace gender equality. The study, conducted by Dr Terry Fitzsimmons, and Dr Miriam Yates from the AIBE Center for Gender Equality in the Workplace at UQ Business School, will establish a new level of insight for businesses and the community based upon business leading practice into what works and what doesn’t. Work on the project is expected to be complete in November 2019 and detailed report on the finding will be released shortly thereafter.

In partnership with the UQ Business School and the Alliance of Girl Schools Australasia, AGEC released its inaugural Report on this world-first research piece setting out the facts about gender differences in adolescent children. Based on a comprehensive study of 10,000 school girls and boys, the study revealed about girl’s confidence levels and important information about ongoing gender influences in our children’s career intentions. The study’s results provide key insights that require further study to inform how we tackle persistent gender inequality going forward. A second report on the results of this study is due for release later in 2019

Building on the success of the Hands Up for Gender Equality Study and Report, AGEC and AIBE Center for Gender Equality in the Workplace, have developed a proposal to undertake a comprehensive National Study into boys and girls confidence, leadership and career intentions. AGEC and AIBE are seeking assistance and co-operation from the Federal and State Governments to undertake the National Study and financial contributions from business and government to carry it out. The Study aligns with the STEM Decadal plan and has received positive responses from many parts of the community and our Member Organisations. This comprehensive National Study will provide important evidence on which to base school and community based initiatives to eliminate gender bias in our schooling system and community.

Collaborating with FINSIA, the WGEA and the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at UQ, AGEC will model the causes and impact of the gender pay and superannuation gap. It will undertake analysis of the contributing factors to form the basis of recommended changes to government policy and workplace practice.