All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Why workplace equity matters Why workplace equity matters 25/11/2020 | 5 MINS Jacquie Hutchinson has spent decades fighting for equity in the workplace. Whether overseeing the first merit-based promotions for high school teachers, introducing Edith Cowan UniversityΓÇÖs inaugural women in leadership program, or heading up human resources at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), sheΓÇÖs always championed social justice and equity. Now, as a lecturer at the LIT Business School, sheΓÇÖs passing the baton on to the next generation of leaders. Within the human resources curriculum, she focuses on diversity and inclusion. But itΓÇÖs not all theory; in fact, sheΓÇÖs found her most valuable lessons are derived from the students themselves. In one exercise, she presents a 2015 study from the Australian National University, which showed candidates with Indigenous, Italian, Chinese or Middle Eastern names would need to submit up to 64 per cent more job applications than an Anglo applicant to secure the same number of interviews. Then, stu
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Why workplace equity matters Why workplace equity matters 25/11/2020 | 5 MINS Jacquie Hutchinson has spent decades fighting for equity in the workplace.
Whether overseeing the first merit-based promotions for high school teachers, introducing Edith Cowan UniversityΓÇÖs inaugural women in leadership program, or heading up human resources at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), sheΓÇÖs always championed social justice and equity.
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Now, as a lecturer at the LIT Business School, sheΓÇÖs passing the baton on to the next generation of leaders.
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Within the human resources curriculum, she focuses on diversity and inclusion.
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But itΓÇÖs not all theory; in fact, sheΓÇÖs found her most valuable lessons are derived from the students themselves.
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In one exercise, she presents a 2015 study from the Australian National University, which showed candidates with Indigenous, Italian, Chinese or Middle Eastern names would need to submit up to 64 per cent more job applications than an Anglo applicant to secure the same number of interviews.
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