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

16 Studies in Human Society

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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 16 Studies in Human Society. There were more females than males in all levels except Level D and E and Other. The highest number of males was in Level E at 456. The highest number of females was in Level B at 605.
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 16 Studies in Human Society. There were more females than males in all levels except Level D and E and Other. The highest percentage of males was in Level E at 64 per cent. The highest percentage of females was in Non-Academic at 68 per cent.

Employment Status—number of researchers

Pyramid bar graph displaying the number of researchers by employment status for 16 Studies in Human Society. There were more females than males in each status except ‘Other Employed’. The highest number of males and females was in ‘Employed’ at 1150 and 1448 respectively.
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 16 Studies in Human Society. There were more females than males in each status except ‘Other Employed’. The highest percentage of males was in ‘Other Employed’ at 54 per cent. The highest percentage of females was in ‘Employed on a Casual Basis’ at 60 per cent.

Employment Function—number of researchers

Pyramid bar graph displaying the number of researchers by employment function for 16 Studies in Human Society. In each function, there were more females than males. The highest number of males and females was in ‘Teaching and Research’ at 970 and 1047 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 16 Studies in Human Society. In each function, there were more females than males. The highest percentage of males was in ‘Teaching and Research’ at 48 per cent. The highest percentage of females was in ‘Research Only’ at 61 per cent.
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  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
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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