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, Director of the Women and Work Research Group in the University of Sydney Business School聽has been named in 鈥檚 second annual list of the .

Professor Baird shares the top 100 list with three Australians:

• Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister and chair of the Global Institute for Women鈥檚 Leadership.
• Libby Lyons, Director, Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
• Jeni Klugman, Fellow, Kennedy School of Government鈥檚 Women in Public Policy Program.

All 100 people on the list have been recognised for their pioneering work in gender policy in government, politics, academia, philanthropy, international organisations, NGOs and advocacy.

Commenting on her listing for the second consecutive year, Professor Baird said she was 鈥渧ery honoured to serve as an academic who is able to apply our research to the gender policy world鈥�.

鈥淚'm privileged to be an academic who is able to be active in important policy areas that improve the working lives of women in our region,鈥� Professor Baird said. 鈥淚 also greatly appreciate the security and support I receive from colleagues and the Business School.鈥�

Professor Baird is Professor of Gender and Employment Relations, Head of the Business School鈥檚 and co-director of its .

Professor Baird has long been recognised as one of Australia鈥檚 leading researchers in the fields of women, work and family. In 2016 she was awarded an AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) for 鈥渙utstanding services to improving the quality of women鈥檚 working lives and for contributions to tertiary education鈥�.

Established in 2015, Apolitical is a global internet platform that links a network for public servants in more than 120 countries in a way that allows them to share ideas and solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing problems.

Commenting on social media, Apolitical said it was 鈥渢hrilled to see so many inspiring people from around the world on the list of the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy for 2019.

鈥淚ts time to recognise and celebrate the hard work being done by so many on gender policy,鈥� Apolitical said.

This year鈥檚 list was drawn from a record 9,000 nominations.

Featuring prominent politicians, civil servants, academics and activists, the list 鈥渂oth recognises high-profile icons and shines a light on the unsung heroes whose work is indispensable to creating a fairer world for everyone鈥�.

The Dean of the Business School, , congratulated Professor Baird on the apolitical listing and commended her devotion to gender equality.

鈥淧rofessor Baird鈥檚 work is making a real difference to the lives of women around the world," Professor Whitwell said.

鈥淚t also strongly reflects the Business School鈥檚 commitment to gender as well as cultural diversity and inclusion.鈥�