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Supporting women at UniSQ

We are dedicated to providing a safe, equitable and inclusive environment for both work and learning.

At UniSQ, we are fiercely committed to positive duty and gender equity, and proud to provide a supportive and empowering workplace for women from diverse backgrounds and experiences. View our WGEA Employer Statement (PDF 451KB) outlining our pay equity priorities.

Initiatives and employee benefits supporting women at UniSQ:

  • Increased flexible work options
  • Parental leave entitlements of 26 weeks
  • Paid superannuation during unpaid leave available to the primary carer
  • Measures to assist academic parents to remain research active
  • Domestic and Family Violence leave and support
  • Senior Women Academic Development Program
  • Early Career Academic Development Program
  • Senior Professional Women’s Development Program
  • Individualised coaching support and mentoring opportunities
  • Programs to support grant writing, contract management and other specialised areas
  • A range of positive duty and diversity and inclusion training initiatives
  • UniSQ Women’s Network

Achievements and actions that contribute to an equitable workplace:

  • Senior leader visibility and support for gender equality and positive duty
  • Organisation-wide Surveys enabling increased data analysis to understand workforce patterns and experiences by different diversity groups.
  • Women in STEMM – as a member of Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) from 2017-2024, UniSQ built a sustainable foundation for diversity, equity and inclusion across the key areas of recruitment, onboarding, the STEMM pipeline, career development, and parental leave. UniSQ achieved a SAGE Bronze Award and four SAGE Cygnet Awards over this time for our inclusive actions and impact.
  • Improved reporting, accountability and transparency for issues of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination.
  • Review of all employee-related policies and procedures to identify unintended or systemic barriers to equal participation, and ensure mechanisms are in place to actively prevent gender-based, sex-based and sexual harassment and discrimination, and create a safe working environment.

Find your opportunity with us

We invite you to join us.

At UniSQ, your contributions will be valued, and your career growth will be supported.

Together, let's build a brighter future where gender equity is not just a goal, but a reality.

Eliza working in a science lab, smiling at the camera.
Eliza is driven by passion, positivity and her own personal experiences with breast cancer. She says, however, that this clinical trial could not have been possible without the support of UniSQ.
Eliza