A new book co-edited by the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing’s Glenda Strachan, foundation member Kaye Broadbent and Geraldine Healy of Queen Mary University of London is shining a new light on the issues of gender and professions in the 21st century.
“The professions in Australia and internationally traditionally encompassed occupations which were male only, so things like medicine and law,” Professor Strachan said.
“We wanted to look at a range of professions in a range of locations and see how women were fairing when working in these professions.”
According to Strachan, the book Gender and the Professions: International and Contemporary Perspectives was prompted by previous research the co-editors was a lack of secure employment within a number of these professions with many relying on contracts or hourly wage.
“For example, the chapter set in Spain on architects shows if they can get a job it’s only on contract and how vulnerable they
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