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

04 Earth 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 04 Earth Sciences. In all levels, there were more males than females. The number of males was slightly higher in Level B at 279 while the number of females was highest in Level A at 140.
Note: A total of 0.4 staff was reported as 'X'.

Employment Level—proportion of researchers

Bar graph displaying the percentage of researchers by employment level for 04 Earth Sciences. In all levels, there were more males than females. The percentage of males was highest in Level E at 91 per cent. The percentage of females was highest in Non-Academic at 39 per cent.

Employment Status—number of researchers

Pyramid bar graph displaying the number of researchers by employment status for 04 Earth Sciences. In each status, there were more males than females. The highest number of males and females were in ‘Employed’ at 716 and 283 respectively.
Note: A total of 0.4 staff was reported as 'X'.

Employment Status—proportion of researchers

Bar graph displaying the percentage of researchers by employment status for 04 Earth Sciences. In each status, there were more males than females. The highest percentage of males was in ‘Other Employed’ at 82 per cent while the highest percentage of females was in ‘Employed on a Casual Basis’ at 46 per cent.

Employment Function—number of researchers

Pyramid bar graph displaying the number of researchers by employment function for 04 Earth Sciences. In each function, there were more males than females. The number of males was highest in ‘Teaching and Research’ at 448. The number of females was highest in ‘Research Only’ at 174.
Note: A total of 0.4 staff was reported as 'X'.

Employment Function—proportion of researchers

Bar graph displaying the percentage of researchers by employment function for 04 Earth Sciences. In each function, there were more males than females. The highest percentage of males was in ‘Teaching and Research’ at 78 per cent. The highest percentage of females was in ‘Research Only’ at 31 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