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Overview
Background
Professor of Political Science
Background:
Gillian Whitehouse researches in areas of gender and employment equity, focusing in particular on the impact of regulatory frameworks and legislative change on gender equity in contemporary societies. Her research has attracted significant funding from Australian and international agencies (including the Australian Research Council, Government departments in Australia and Britain, the OECD and the European Commission). She is a member of several international networks of researchers in the areas of employment rights and equity, including the International Network on Leave Policies & Research which produces an annual report on parental leave policies in over 30 countries. Her work has been influential within and beyond academic, contributing in particular to pay equity and parental leave policy developments in Australia.
Research Interests:
- Gender Pay Equity: This research spans a considerable period, commencing with cross-nationally comparative analyses of the relationship between institutional frameworks for wage setting and gender equity outcomes and extending to occupational case studies of female-dominated occupations and the resilience of wage gains won through pay equity cases, particularly in times of legislative change. Gillian Whitehouse’s work in these areas has informed pay equity inquiries and claims before tribunals at national and state levels in Australia.
- Parental Rights in Employment: This research focuses on the work/family intersection and includes analyses of the use of parental leave in Australia and investigations into the impact of parental leave type and duration on outcomes such as career progression, gendered parenting roles and family well-being. Following on from the design and implementation of Australia’s first comprehensive survey on the use and impact of parental leave (which informed a major Productivity Commission inquiry and national policy development), Gillian Whitehouse is currently part of a consortium undertaking an evaluation of Australia’s paid parental leave policy.
- Work and Occupations: This research has focused on gender equity and work/family balance for a number of different occupational groups, including academia, professional roles in universities, architecture and - more broadly - science and technology. Aspects of this research have addressed horizontal and vertical patterns of sex segregation within computing work and emerging ‘creative’ areas such as multimedia, as well as the use of technology in changing the spatial and temporal organisation of work (e.g. via telework). Recent project work includes contribution to the European Commission project Practising Gender Equality in Science which focused on organisational strategies to attract and retain women in leadership positions in science and technology occupations in 20 countries.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Gillian Whitehouse is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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1998
Journal Article
Employment relations and labour market indicators in ten industrialized market economies: Comparative statistics
Bamber, Greg J., Ross, Peter and Whitehouse, Gillian (1998). Employment relations and labour market indicators in ten industrialized market economies: Comparative statistics. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 9 (2)
1996
Journal Article
Training, careers and numerical flexibility: equity implications in hospitality and retailing
Boreham, Paul, Lafferty, George, Roan, Amanda and Whitehouse, Gillian (1996). Training, careers and numerical flexibility: equity implications in hospitality and retailing. Journal of Industrial Relations, 38 (1), 3-21. doi: 10.1177/002218569603800101
1996
Journal Article
Labour flexibility and ender in the service sector: A study of employment ractices in law and accounting firms
Boreham, Paul, Hall, Richard, Harley, Bill and Whitehouse, Gillian (1996). Labour flexibility and ender in the service sector: A study of employment ractices in law and accounting firms. Journal of Sociology, 32 (2), 20-37. doi: 10.1177/144078339603200202
1996
Journal Article
Labour flexibility and gender in the service sector: A study of employment practices in law and accounting firms
Boreham, P., Hall, R., Harley, B. and Whitehouse, G. (1996). Labour flexibility and gender in the service sector: A study of employment practices in law and accounting firms. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Sociology, 32 (2), 20-37.
1995
Other Outputs
Employment equity and labour organisation : the comparative political economy of women and work
Whitehouse, Gillian (1995). Employment equity and labour organisation : the comparative political economy of women and work. PhD Thesis, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/366440
1994
Journal Article
The Regulation of Employment Services: Private Employment Agencies and Labour Market Policy
Boreham P., Roan A. and Whitehouse G. (1994). The Regulation of Employment Services: Private Employment Agencies and Labour Market Policy. Australian Journal of Political Science, 29 (3), 541-555. doi: 10.1080/00323269408402311
1992
Journal Article
International Data on Economic, Employment and Human Resource Issues
Whitehouse, Gillian (1992). International Data on Economic, Employment and Human Resource Issues. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 3 (2), 347-370. doi: 10.1080/09585199200000154
1992
Journal Article
Legislation and labour market gender inequality: An analysis of OECD countries
Whitehouse G. (1992). Legislation and labour market gender inequality: An analysis of OECD countries. Work Employment & Society, 6 (1), 65-86. doi: 10.1177/095001709261004
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Gillian Whitehouse is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Women and retirement
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Percy
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Doctor Philosophy
What impact does men's use of parental leave have on women's experiences in paid employment?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Percy
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Addressing Corruption in Post-Soeharto 'Democratic' Indonesia: An Analysis of the Capacity of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Adil Khan, Professor Brian Head
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The role of elite-level women in the development of Australia's first national paid parental leave scheme
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Negotiating career progression and parenthood: family-adaptiveness in an Australian university
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Dignity at work? A case study of bookkeepers in diverse forms of employment
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Transforming Australia¿s Public Employment Service: The Job Network 1998-2003
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
DEVELOPMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY IN NEW ORDER INDONESIA
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
Deepening democracy? A study of democracy education programs in Thailand
Principal Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
Impact of the quasi-market model on community service organizations
Principal Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
The impact of telework on work-family balance in Australia
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Return to work arrangements after maternity leave of Allied Health Professionals - impact on management of staff and work
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Sandra Capra
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Paternity, Policy (Discourse) and Practice: Understanding Discursive Resources and Barriers to Leave-Taking Amongst Australian Fathers
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Dimensions of Gender: Women's Careers in the Australian Architecture Profession
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Selling Sex, Negotiating Identity(ies): Gendered Dimensions of the Whore Stigma and Strategies of Stigma-Resistance
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The well-being of single mother families following the welfare-to-work changes of July 2006
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Greg Marston
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Union strategy in developing countries: Lessons from Indonesian Enterprise Unions in the services sector
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
The influence of children on female wages: better or worse in Australia?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Janeen Baxter, Professor Mark Western
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
CORRUPTION - A THREAT TO POLITICAL STABILITY? THE PHILIPPINES, A CASE STUDY.
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Employment equity
- Equity - employment
- Gender and work
- Gender division of labour
- Maternity leave and employment
- Parental leave
- Pay equity
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