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Cohort Working Paper No.1 - The 'Midlife Collision': Insights into the working lives of mid-years women
Published 2026-05-12Each year the Working for Women Research Partnership focuses on a specific population cohort. In 2025, the priority cohort is women aged 40–55 years who we refer to as ‘mid-years’ women. This working paper foregrounds ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Thematic Working Paper No.1: How flexible working arrangements shape workplace experience across genders in Australia
Published 2026This is the first thematic report of the Working for Women Research Partnership, a collaboration between the Australian Government Office of Women and researchers at the University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Navigating the dissonances of authenticity in assessment: Redefining the value and impact of authentic assessment in an era of generative crisis
Published 2026-04-30Higher education assessment is experiencing a renewed crisis, intensified by the successive shocks of the COVID‑19 pandemic and the rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence. In response, universities have ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Chaos and calm in the lecture theatre: Transforming the lecture by creating and sustaining interactivity at scale
Published 2026-04-30The lecture remains one of the most enduring and contested pedagogical forms in higher education, despite sustained criticism of its limitations for student engagement and active learning. In the wake of the COVID‑19 ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Good Flex, Bad Flex: Designing Flexibility for Gender Equality
Published 2026-04-22This report presents findings from the first year of the Working for Women Research Partnership (the Partnership), a collaboration between a national consortium of academics and the Australian Government’s Office for Women. ...Open AccessReport, Research