Congratulations to the Faculty of Education’s Dr Airini (Associate Dean, Equity) who, along with Associate Professor Jo Putterill from the School of Biological Sciences was chosen to attend the first nationwide leadership programme for senior academic women.
The week-long programme was organised by the Human Rights Commission, as well as The University of Auckland and other tertiary institutions. The conference aimed to help increase the number and status of women at the top in the tertiary sector.
Women currently represent 16.9% of professors and associate professors in New Zealand tertiary institutions.
"The programme is long overdue given that women still only represent 16.9% of professors and associate professors in New Zealand," said EEO Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor. "All of the women chosen are senior lecturers or above and we hope to see them becoming professors, deans and vice-chancellors in future."
Twenty participants from the eight New Zealand universities were chosen by their institutions for the residential programme. The programme was endorsed by the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee and partly funded by the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust.
