Research | Implementation | Impact
Exploring Intersectionality
Ifeoluwa Adesina | AWHL PhD candidate & Research Assistant
Improving diversity and equity in healthcare leadership requires us to look beyond gender alone. Women’s experiences are not the same. The intersection of our social identities - such as race, ethnicity, disability and sexuality - can further marginalise women. A report by the Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector identified that compounding forms of discrimination impact career progression, pay inequality, and the experience of sexual harassment and discrimination at work. We also know that being a woman and from a racially marginalised background can limit access to resources and opportunities impacting on career trajectories and advancement to leadership (Zeinali et al, 2022).
We are exploring this across our work.
PhD candidates | Exploring intersectionality
Ifeoluwa Adesina | exploring how the intersection of race, ethnicity and gender shapes the career experiences and career trajectories of racially and culturally marginalised women in medicine.
Primary Supervisor: A/Prof Jacqueline Boyle
Associate Supervisors: A/Prof Nada Hamad, Dr Anju Joham
Thuy Vy Nguyen | examining how cultural factors influence women’s leadership journeys to identify the individual and systemic barriers affecting career progression in diverse contexts, including from the Mekong Region and Australia.
Primary Supervisor: Prof Helena Teede
Associate Supervisors: Prof Michelle Ryan, Dr Belinda Garth
Mihiri Pincha Baduge | examining the systems and organisational strategies for advancing women nurses in healthcare leadership, including understanding and addressing additional barriers faced by women nurses from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, including migrants, in advancing to leadership positions.
Primary Supervisor: Prof Helena Teede
Associate Supervisors: Prof Lee Boyd, Dr Belinda Garth
