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A/Prof Lisa A. Williams
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Associate Professor @UNSW Sydney | social psychologist and affective scientist | positive emotions, wellbeing, prosocial behavior | #womeninSTEM & #equity advocate | she/her | views my own
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I'll be a panelist with Australian Research Council Acting CEO Richard Johnson and Australia's Office for Women Executive Director Padma Raman PSM to discuss translating research into policy to advance EDI.
Women in STEM Ambassador: Insights and Impacts is a virtual event to celebrate the impact and contributions of the Australian Government’s Women in STEM Ambassador initiative towards advancing gender equity and diversity in STEM fields. Hear from experts about the latest insights, tools and programs that can support you to progress greater equity in STEM education and workplaces. Friday 10th May, 2024 1PM AEST
May 6, 2024 at 2:28 AM
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Finding 3: Anonymisation generally maintained the existing gender equity landscape, barring one case of improved success rates for women-led applications and not men-led applications following anonymisation.
The infographic shows the success rates by gender of the lead investigator after anonymisation at the four organisations. AAT showed a significant difference from pre-anonymisation with 88% success rate for women and 59% success rate for men. Anonymisation did not signficantly impact the success rates of men and women lead investigators from other organsations (post-anonymisation rates: ACNS: women 63%, men 61%; ATNF: women 89%, men 93%; NCMAS: women 84%, men 76%).
January 19, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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Finding 2: There was a noteworthy absence of gender differences in application scores, success rates and allocated resources before anonymisation at all organisations.
An infographic of the scores, success rates, and allocated resources by lead investigator gender prior to anonymisation, separately for the the four organisations. The infographic shows negligible gender differences in all cases. AAT: scores: women 3.6, men 3.8; success rates: women 48%, men 68%; allocated resources: women 80%, men 82%. ACNS: scores: women 7.3, men 7.3; success rates: women 59%, men 58%; allocated resources: women 94%, men 94%. ATNF: scores: women 3.7, men 3.7; success rates: women 86%, men 81%; allocated resources: women 88%, men 84%. NCMAS: scores: women 6.5, men 6.3; success rates: women 86%, men 79%; allocated resources: women 69%, men 70%.
January 19, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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Here, we highlight three key findings:

Finding 1: Anonymisation boosted success rates for applications led by early career researchers and decreased success rates for more senior-career researchers at one of the organisations, irrespective of the applicant’s gender.
An infographic of the success rates of applicants, by career level, before and after anonymisation. The success rates before anonymisation were 54% for students, 60% for early-career researchers, and 60% for mid- and senior-career researchers. The success rates after anonymisation were 55% for students, 78% for early-career researchers, and 50% for mid- and senior-career researchers.
January 19, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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We, the Women in STEM Ambassador team, have released our most recent research findings from a trial across Australia to study the effects of anonymising applications for the use of specialised scientific equipment.

womeninstem.org.au/anonymised-r...
Cover image for the Research Brief: Making Research Applications Anonymous: A boost for early-career researchers while preserving pre-existing gender equity. The cover page includes logos for the Women in STEM Ambassador and UNSW Sydney.
January 19, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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Hi y'all! Excited to be here and build a community of folks interested in science, equity, and kindness. I'm an academic social psychologist, exploring ?s about emotions and social processes and more. I advocate for equity ... probably more than I should. Say 👋, give a follow ↩️, and let's get to it!
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September 27, 2023 at 4:22 AM