EXPERIENCING EVERYDAY SEXISMS
ACTIVITY
Findings from the large-scale survey, taken by academic staff of all genders, indicated that women and gender diverse academics experienced everyday sexisms regularly. They shared experiences such as "being ignored or overlooked because of your gender” and “being treated with less respect” or “being treated as if one’s time is less valuable” in comparison to male colleagues.
Which of the following additional identity characteristics do you think predicted academics’ experiencing everyday sexisms with greater frequency?
Move each of the boxes below onto the see-saw to find out what the research showed.
Drag the ID Characteristics to see which statistically tip the scale.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sexuality diverse
Parent/carer for a child under 18
Carer of someone with a disability
Carer for an ageing/unwell individual
Culturally and/or linguistically diverse
Late-career academic
Mid-career academic
