Micro-Credential: Understanding and addressing everyday sexisms
Author Identifier
Mindy Blaise: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2476-9407
Emily M. Gray: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0142-3059
Jacqueline Ullman: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6999-423X
Emma Fishwick: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0932-4127
Georgia Beardman: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0971-4064
Document Type
Other
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
School
School of Education
Funders
Australian Research Council
Grant Number
ARC Number : DP210101258
Abstract
In 2021, a research team was awarded Australian Research Council Discovery Project funding for a project entitled Understanding and Addressing Everyday Sexisms in Australian Universities.
To investigate this topic, a four phased, mixed methods research project was designed that involved:
1) Auditing all 39 of Australian public university websites, looking for gender equity policies and if and where the word ‘sexism’ appeared;
2) Interviewing key women and gender diverse stakeholders with diverse identity characteristics (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women; women of colour; sexuality diverse) working in relevant positions (STEM leaders, Equity Officers, Complaints Officers);
3) Designing and distributing a mixed methods large-scale survey to 12 Australian universities (N = 1257 responses);
4) Conducting three creative focus groups in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Based on these findings this micro-credential was developed. It is intended to be taken by all employees at Australian Universities
DOI
10.25958/wmtz-kk33
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Comments
Blaise, M., Gray, E., Ullman, J., Fishwick, E. & Beardman, G. (2025). Micro-Credential: Understanding and addressing everyday sexisms. Everyday Sexisms in Australian Universities. https://doi.org/10.25958/wmtz-kk33