Women are ‘awesome’ but where does balance lie for them in the workforce?

Women are “awesome” but there can still be an unconscious bias in the recruitment of them to senior leadership positions.
These were just two of the statements to come out  at a Question and Answer panel event hosted by Griffith Health last Thursday night (19 October).
Titled “Healthy Leadership: The Balance,” the panel included senior staff from Griffith and QLD Health and aimed to discuss the gender balance required for healthy leadership.
However it was noted among attendees that the audience was a predominantly female one with only about four men present out of 120 attending.
“Unfortunately I think there still exists an unconscious bias in the workplace when it comes to recruiting women in senior positions,” said Griffith’s Professor Martin Betts. “I remember a time not so long ago, working at another university’s engineering department where I was overseeing the recruitment for six heads of schools.
“For some unexplained reason, following the interview process the

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