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Section 3 | Gender and Staffing Profile by Two-Digit Fields of Research Code

02 Physical Sciences

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This section presents analyses of staffing profile (headcount) of ERA 2018 data by two-digit Fields of Research. The charts show staffing profile by gender, Employment Level, Status and Function. In ERA 2018, 40 staff were reported as 'X'. These staff do not appear on the following chart due to the scale.



Employment Level—number of researchers

Pyramid bar graph displaying the number of researchers by employment level for 02 Physical Sciences. In all levels, there were more males than females. The number of males and females were highest in Level A at 410 and 125 respectively.
Note: A total of 4 staff were reported as 'X'.

Employment Level—proportion of researchers

Bar graph displaying the percentage of researchers by employment level for 02 Physical Sciences. In all levels, there were more males than females. The percentage of males increased from 77 per cent in Level A to 87 per cent in Level E while the number of females decreased from 23 per cent to 13 per cent.

Employment Status—number of researchers

Pyramid bar graph displaying the number of researchers by employment status for 02 Physical Sciences. In each status, there were more males than females. The status ‘Employed’ had the most males (948) and females (235).
Note: A total of 4 staff were reported as 'X'.

Employment Status—proportion of researchers

Bar graph displaying the percentage of researchers by employment status for 02 Physical Sciences. In each status, there were more males than females. The status with the highest percentage of males was ‘Other Employed’ at 85 per cent. The highest percentage of females were in ‘Employed on a Casual Basis’ at 22 per cent.

Employment Function—number of researchers

Pyramid bar graph displaying the number of researchers by employment function for 02 Physical Sciences. In each function, there were more males than females. The number of males and females was highest in ‘Research Only’ at 575 and 145 respectively.
Note: A total of 4 staff were reported as 'X'.

Employment Function—proportion of researchers

Bar graph displaying the percentage of researchers by employment function for 02 Physical Sciences. In each function, there were more males than females. The percentage of males was highest in ‘Teaching and Research’ at 82 per cent. The highest percentage of females was in ‘Research Only’ at 20 per cent.
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Gender and the Research Workforce

Contents

  • HomeReport InformationGuide to the Report
  •  INTRODUCTION

     INTRODUCTION

    • Background
    • Objectives of ERA
    • Definition of Research
    • Fields of Research (FoR) Codes
    • ERA 2018 Reference Periods
    • ERA 2018 Evaluation Process
    • ERA 2018 Indicators
    • Unit of Evaluation (UoE)
    • ERA Rating Scale
    • Key ERA 2018 Documents
  • SECTION 1:Research Workforce

    SECTION 1:Research Workforce

    • Introduction
    • Changes in Research Workforce
    • Employment Status by Headcount
    • Employment Function by Headcount
  • SECTION 2:Gender and the Research Workforce

    SECTION 2:Gender and the Research Workforce

    • Gender snapshot in ERA
    • Gender by Fields of Research
    • Gender by Employment Level
    • Gender by Employment Status
    • Gender by Employment Function
    • Four-digit FoR codes where headcount of female researchers exceeds male researchers
  • SECTION 3:Gender and Staffing Profile by Two-Digit Fields of Research Code

    SECTION 3:Gender and Staffing Profile by Two-Digit Fields of Research Code

    • 01 Mathematical Sciences
    • 02 Physical Sciences
    • 03 Chemical Sciences
    • 04 Earth Sciences
    • 05 Environmental Sciences
    • 06 Biological Sciences
    • 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
    • 08 Information and Computing Sciences
    • 09 Engineering
    • 10 Technology
    • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
    • 12 Built Environment and Design
    • 13 Education
    • 14 Economics
    • 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
    • 16 Studies in Human Society
    • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
    • 18 Law and Legal Studies
    • 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
    • 20 Language, Communication and Culture
    • 21 History and Archaeology
    • 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • SECTION 4:Gender and Staffing Profile Data
  • Abbreviations, Glossary and Appendices

    Abbreviations, Glossary and Appendices

    • Abbreviations
    • Glossary
    • Appendix 1—Eligible Institutions
    • Appendix 2—ANZSRC Fields of Research (FoR) Codes