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The University of Sydney is to further fund cutting edge research into the future of work and careers for young women with the aim of eroding the barriers to gender equality in the workplace.

The funding, provided by the University鈥檚 鈥楽ydney Research Excellence Initiative鈥� (SREI2020), will expand the work of the Women Work and Leadership Research Group, founded 12 years ago by the Business School鈥檚 Professors聽听补苍诲听.

The Group鈥檚 ground-breaking 鈥楢ustralian Women鈥檚 Working Futures Report鈥� triggered a national debate over gender equality in the workplace.

鈥淲e have already excited considerable business, government and media interests with the first wave of research and we are now seeking to build on this interest through upcoming papers and reports,鈥� said Professor Cooper.

The 鈥楢ustralian Women鈥檚 Working Futures Report鈥� indicated that most Australian workplaces are not yet ready to meet the aspirations of young women or 鈥渟upport their future success at work due to issues related to workplace respect, access to secure employment and sexual harassment鈥�.

鈥淎n innovative feature of our ongoing research is that it asks young women between 16 and 40 what they themselves see in their future of work and the ways in which they are gearing for the future.鈥�

鈥淥ur first report made it clear that there is a real thirst for data and insight on this topic,鈥� Professor Cooper said. 鈥淭he future of work debate has been incredibly gender blind and this is a problem for understanding the trajectory and nuance of the future of work.鈥�

鈥淲e are looking forward to making a major contribution to this vital academic, business and community debate.鈥�

The new funding will be used to employ a post-doctoral research fellow, to undertake further targeted fieldwork and to build collaborative relationships with industry and the community around work.

Announcing the SREI2020 grant, the University said the establishment of the new research centre 鈥渃omes at a time when discussion of gender-based discrimination in the workplace and the global push for gender equality is at an historic peak鈥�.

Working with Professors Cooper and Baird will be political economist,聽Dr , the Director of Research Development (Social Sciences) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,聽Professor 聽and Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies, Professor聽.

鈥淭his multi-disciplinary team has been vital to the success of our work to date and will be into the future,鈥� said Professor Cooper.聽鈥淓ach of the researchers is a leader in her own field and brings their own particular interests, questions, method and insights to the project.鈥�

The CWWF is one of only four research projects to receive second round funding from the $150 million SREI2020. The University鈥檚 funding announcement said that the SREI2020 was driven by 鈥渁mbitious, gutsy鈥� research and researchers prepared to seek 鈥渆xcellence, take risks and think outside the square鈥�.

鈥淪REI2020 is about identifying new areas for the University to excel in and be recognised for,鈥� said Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Duncan Ivison.

Welcoming the University鈥檚 decision to back the CWWF, the Business School鈥檚 Associate Dean Professor Eddie Anderson, said the funding was a 鈥渧ote of confidence in the quality and impact of research carried out by the Business School鈥�.

鈥淭he Women Work and Leadership Research Group has a tremendous record of carrying out important research in this area,鈥� Professor Anderson continued. 鈥淭he new research project to include collaborators from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, widens the scope of this extremely important work.鈥�