Senior Women's Shadowing Program and Advancing Women's Research Success Grant Program

The Monash University Senior Women’s Shadowing Program aims to develop the leadership capacity of high potential female staff and to support the University in attaining a greater representation of women in leadership roles.

The Senior Women’s Shadowing Program will be offered in 2016.  The program provides participants with critical access to the executive leadership team at Monash and a unique opportunity for leadership development. Since commencing in 2006, many of the participants have utilised the opportunities provided by the Senior Women’s Shadowing Program to take on more senior leadership positions within the University. Other participants have learnt to exercise their leadership skills in more powerful and effective ways within their current roles.

Program aims

• To enhance understanding of the structure of Monash University, including its management structure;
• To increase knowledge of the broader environment within which Monash University operates and the strategic management issues addressed by senior management;
• To develop leadership capabilities by exposure to senior management personnel and their decision-making processes;
• To raise the profile of participants amongst senior management;
• To increase the confidence of participants in operating at senior decision-making levels;
• To provide enhanced and sustained networking opportunities between participants, and between participants and members of the senior management team. 

Program target group

Women from the following levels are invited to apply for one of the 12 positions available in the 2014 program:

• Academic Level E (Professor)
• Academic Level D (Associate Professor)
• Above HEW Level 10
• HEW Level 10
• HEW Level 9*

Advancing Women's Research Success Grant Program

These grants form part of the University's Gender Equity Strategy 2011-2015 and support the University's commitment to improving the representation of women in senior academic roles.

The grants are targeted at female academic staff at Level B and Level C with primary caring responsibilities (child/dependant/elder) and aim to support women to enhance or maintain their research productivity at a critical time in their careers.

Each grant is valued at $13,000 and has been used to reduce the impact of career breaks and/or intense caring responsibilities on an academic career. Recipients have also participated in career development coaching.

More details of the Senior Women’s Shadowing Program and the Advancing Women's Research Success Grant Program will be published in eNews as soon as information becomes available next year.