6 March 2007
For the sixth year in a row, Monash University has been declared one of Australia's most female-friendly employers.
The University received the 2007 Employer of Choice for Women citation from the Federal Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). Monash is among a select few organisations to have received a citation every year since the Employer of Choice ranking was introduced in 2001.
Monash Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Larkins said it is pleasing that the University has been included on the Employer of Choice for Women list for the past six years.
"Monash recognises the link between achieving its aims and being apreferred choice of destination for excellent female staff. We are committed to attracting, retaining, and developing outstanding women into academic and general staff positions and this puts Monash at the forefront of Australian higher education for both employment and educational opportunities. We continually work to identify and address the traditional disadvantages faced by women in the workplace in order to maximise the opportunities for our female staff," Professor Larkins said.
Ms Barbara Dalton, Coordinator of the Women's Leadership and Advancement Scheme at Monash said, "The University's generous maternity leave provisions and the positive initiatives in place to create an inclusive workplace environment contributed to its success in consistently achieving the Employer of Choice for Women citation."
EOWA director, Ms Anna McPhee, said employers who received citations understand and address the barriers to women's full participation.
"Workplace flexibility is emerging as the key issue for organisations with many now offering extended career breaks, more opportunities to work part time and increased provision of Blackberries and other devices to work remotely," Ms McPhee said.
Other winners for 2007 included NAB, American Express, Mallesons Stephen Jacques, Rio Tinto and EMI Music.
For more information please contact Ms Samantha Blair, Media and Communications on +61 3 990 59315 or 0439 013 951
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