Universities show that remote work could be damaging for women

Women academics are being held back in their university jobs as a result of homeworking, research suggests. Image: Leon Wu/Unsplash
David Peetz
Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Marian Baird
Professor of Employment Relations, University of Sydney
Mojan Naisani Samani
PhD Candidate, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Rae Cooper
Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, ARC Future Fellow, Business School, co-Director Women, Work and Leadership Research Group, University of Sydney
Sara Charlesworth
Professor, School of Management, RMIT University
Shelagh Campbell
Associate Professor, Ethics and Labour Relations, University of Regina
Susan Ressia
Senior Lecturer, Employment Relations, Griffith University

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