Gender and Sexuality
at Work
A Multidisciplinary Research and Engagement Conference
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
#GSWC2022
Accelerating Gender and Sexuality Inclusion at Work
Key Dates
- 1 September 2021
- 20 December 2021
- 20 December 2021
- 15 February 2022
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Gender and Sexuality at Work Conference
Purpose
This conference has been designed to bring together talent from academia and the broader public and private sectors (both for-profit and not-for-profit) to participate in respectful, professional and rigorous debate about gender and sexuality at work.
We aim to learn from each other, to find better ways to work together in building the knowledge base required to address gender and sexuality at work in healthy and productive ways.
In 2022, the theme of the conference is Accelerating Gender and Sexuality Inclusion at Work. Our knowledge of what works to enhance workplace inclusion is becoming increasingly sophisticated. In this iteration of the conference, we want to continue to explore a wide range of research about gender and sexuality at work, while focusing on what the evidence tells us can be done to accelerate gender and sexuality inclusion at work and in organisations.
Why participate
As presenters, you will have the opportunity to:
- showcase your research, which may be especially beneficial for Early Career Researchers and Higher Degree Research students
- receive early feedback from peers with shared research interests
- develop new research partnerships
- connect with other academics
- discuss the implications of your research to the broader community and pitch your research ideas to potential partner organisations.
Dr Victor Sojo, Dr Melissa Wheeler, and Professor Michelle Ryan are editing a Special Issue for the Australian Journal of Management (ABDC Journal Ranking: A; Impact Factor: 2.42) about “Accelerating Gender and Sexuality Inclusion in Organisations”.
Academics submitting their short papers for the conference will receive developmental feedback and will be invited to submit a full paper for the special issue to go out for blind peer review. You can also submit a full paper for consideration and blind peer review directly to the special issue.
If you want to develop a case study showcasing strategies to accelerate gender and sexuality inclusion at work, please reach out to us at gsw-conference@unimelb.edu.au to discuss how to curate it and submit it to the special issue for consideration and blind peer review.
Read more about the special issue here.
Additionally, the Australian Journal of Management and the Melbourne Social Equity Institute are co-sponsoring two Best Paper Awards to recognise the best submissions from (1) one Early Career Researcher and (2) one Higher Degree Research student. These awards will be based on the assessments of expert reviewers of the papers and of the Academic Executive Committee.
HDR Students and ECRs who are supervised by the conference organisers or members of the Academic Executive Committee are strongly encouraged to submit their research for presentation, however, they will not be eligible for either award.
As delegates, you will have the opportunity to:
- have first-hand access to cutting-edge research
- discuss the implications of new knowledge to your practice
- connect with academics and other professionals who have similar interests
- help shape the discussion on improving the quality of research in gender and sexuality at work
- support a professional, evidence-based and respectful space to advance scientific knowledge on social equity at work.
We will have four streams of work on the day of the conference:
1. Keynotes
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Professor Rae Cooper
Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, The University of Sydney
TOPIC: Building Back Fairer - Applying a gender lens to the post-pandemic future of work -
Dr Thekla Morgenroth (They/them/their)
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, Purdue University
TOPIC: The maintenance of the gender/sex binary
2. Paper Presentations
Concurrent peer-reviewed academic paper presentation sessions.
3. Community/Industry-led workshops
Workshops showcasing evidence-based applications of research to work-related issues.
4. Plenary
The final session will discuss how to accelerate gender and sexuality inclusion at work and in organisations.
Full program coming soon.
Day Overview
For information on our previous conferences click here
We extend our appreciation to all the sponsors and partners of the Gender and Sexuality at Work Conference.
We would like to specially thank The University of Melbourne, Swinburne University of Technology and The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at the Australian National University for their generous support.
Sponsors
Partners
Become involved
Showcase your brand to 500+ delegates engaged with the issues of gender and sexuality at work, and speak directly to C-suite executives, middle managers, HR professionals and academics. Align your organisation with the world-class research from host universities and industry leaders, and highlight your contribution to research on social equity at work.
Contact us below to discuss how we can tailor a package to suit your needs.
Organisers
Dr Victor Sojo, The University of Melbourne
Dr Melissa Wheeler, Swinburne University of Technology
Prof Michelle Ryan, The Australian National University
Executive Academic Committee
Professor Anne Bardoel - Department of Management and Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
Professor Julie Bernhardt AM - The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and WiSPP
Professor Frank Bongiorno - Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University
Professor Anna Chapman - Melbourne Law School
Professor Valerie Francis - Melbourne School of Design
Associate Professor Natalie Hannan - Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Professor Giles Hirst - Research School fo Management, Australian National University
Professor Mary Lou Rasmussen, School of Sociology, Australian National University
Associate Professor Leah Ruppanner - School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Senior Faculty Dr Sarah Russell - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - WiSPP - Swinburne University of Technology
Professor Emma Sherry - Department of Management and Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
Associate Professor Kylie Smith - Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
Professor Christine Thong - Design Factory Melbourne, Swinburne University of Technology
Operations Team
PhD Candidate Lindsie Arthur-Hulme – The University of Melbourne
Natalie Barr – The Australian National University
PhD Candidate Rachael Hadoux – The University of Melbourne
Nora Jain – The Australian National University
Dr Blair Williams - The Australian National University
Support for interstate Higher Degree by Research students
WISE Employment is sponsoring four interstate PhD students based in Australia to present at the conference, including an economy return flight and one night accommodation for each student. Also, WISE Employment will host a roundtable for the scholarship recipients to share the findings and implications of their studies with key People and Culture staff at WISE.
Venue Map
Getting to the venue
Train and tram
- Catch the train to Melbourne Central Station, exit via Swanston Street, walk to Swanston Street and catch any tram heading north. Alight at Lincoln Square – Stop 3, turn left down Lincoln Square and right onto Pelham Street until you get to the corner of Pelham Street and Leicester Street, where Woodward Conference Centre is located.
- Catch the train to Melbourne Central Station, exit via Elizabeth Street, walk to Elizabeth Street and catch tram 19 or 59 heading north. Alight at Haymarket – Stop 9, turn right onto Pelham Street until you get to the corner of Pelham Street and Barry Street, where Woodward Conference Centre is located.
Car
There is limited parking available around the campus. Public parking is available at University Square Car Park within the university’s Parkville campus, for a fee of $25.00 all day parking
Accessibility
The conference venue is accessible for people using wheelchairs, including accessible entry, conference rooms, and toilets. The Woodward is equipped with female, male, and gender-neutral bathrooms. Please use the bathroom that best fits your gender identity.
If you have any access requirements, please note them in the conference registration form or contact us below by the 15th of January 2022 so we can discuss suitable arrangements.
Accommodation - details coming soon
We are inviting academics and higher degree research students to submit short papers of their original research on gender and sexuality at work for oral presentations.
Call for submissions
We welcome research on work issues relevant to individuals with specific gender identities, sexual orientations or sexual characteristics, as well as comparisons across these and other intersecting life dimensions. The research can be local, from specific regions around the world or cross-national. In 2022, we want submissions to be related to the conference theme: Accelerating Gender and Sexuality Inclusion at Work.
Your research may directly address the question of what works to accelerate gender and sexuality inclusion at work and in organisations, or it can inform how to develop strategies with this purpose.
In 2022, the conference will be hosted both face to face and online. This opens the possibility for international presenters and delegates to participate. We strongly encourage researchers from all over the world and in particular from the Asia Pacific region to submit their research and to join us online on the day of the conference.
Below, we list some of the areas that are relevant to work studies. This is not an exhaustive list; it is instead meant to provide an indication of the range of topics to be included in this conference. Research included in submissions should focus on how these topics intersect with gender identity, sexual characteristics, and sexual orientation.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation
- Disruptive models of production/service delivery
- Employment segregation
- Entrepreneurship
- Health – personal, occupational and social wellbeing
- Homelessness
- Incivility, harassment and abuse
- Interpersonal conflict
- Leadership and leaders’ advocacy
- Migration, forced migration, and refugees
- Organisational culture and climate
- Sport and sport organisations
- Retirement models and impacts
- Sex work
- Small and medium enterprises
- Technology - opportunities and risks
- Transition from education into work
- Unemployment and re-employment
- Union movements
- Unpaid work
- Volunteer work
- Work-life interface, boundaries and balance
- Workers’ rights and discrimination
- Workplace design
Key Dates
- 1 September 2021
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Paper submission opens
- 15 October 2021
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Paper submission closes
- 30 November 2021
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Paper acceptance notification
- 20 December 2021
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Registration opens
- 17 December 2021
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Registration deadline for presenting authors
- 20 December 2021
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Final program released
- 14 January 2022
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Deadline revised papers for proceedings
- 15 February 2022
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Gender and Sexuality at Work Conference
Submission guidelines
To prepare your short paper, please follow the submission guidelines. Once you are ready to submit, click on the link below to enter the short paper submission portal.
Short paper review process
Papers submitted for presentation at the conference will be peer-reviewed and authors will be advised of their acceptance by the 12th of November 2021. Please note that by submitting a short paper to the conference, you are also agreeing to review at least one (likely two) short paper(s) submitted by other authors in order to contribute to the peer-review process.
All Conference papers will be refereed using an open review process, (i.e., the identity of the authors and reviewers are known to each other). The transparency of open peer review encourages accountability and civility, generally improving the overall quality of the review and article. We therefore ask reviewers to provide rigorous and collegiate feedback that is designed to help other authors develop their work.
Reviewers will also be asked to rate the quality of the papers along seven dimensions that will help us select the best papers to be presented and to decide on the two Best Paper Awards. The average rating from the two reviewers will only be seen by the Academic Executive Committee.
Papers will be evaluated on a five-point rating scale based on the quality of:
- The introduction and framing of the research
- The methodology applied to address the topic
- Data analysis conducted and results clarity
- Discussion of theoretical implications
- Discussion of practical implications
- Intersectional considerations
- Multidisciplinary approach
Special Issue
Dr Victor Sojo, Dr Melissa Wheeler, and Professor Michelle Ryan are editing a Special Issue for the Australian Journal of Management (ABDC Journal Ranking: A; Impact Factor: 2.42) about “Accelerating Gender and Sexuality Inclusion in Organisations”.
Academics submitting their short papers for the conference will receive developmental feedback and will be invited to submit a full paper for the special issue to go out for blind peer review. You can also submit a full paper for consideration and blind peer review directly to the special issue.
If you want to develop a case study showcasing strategies to accelerate gender and sexuality inclusion at work, please reach out to us at gsw-conference@unimelb.edu.au to discuss how to curate it and submit it to the special issue for consideration and blind peer review.
More about the special issue can be found here.
Panel discussions, workshops and symposia
We are inviting organisations that have accumulated extensive expertise on gender, sexual orientation and sexual characteristics at work over the years to prepare specific knowledge sharing activities during the conference. If you are interested in organising a panel discussion, workshop or symposium as part of the conference please get in contact. We look forward to hearing your ideas.