Franklin Women Academic Partners in alphabetical order: Centenary Institute, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, George Institute of Global Health, Kolling Institute, Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, St Vincents Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney Local Health District, University of Canberra Faculty of Health, University of Canberra Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health.

We would also like to acknowledge and thank Macquarie University, Cancer Council NSW and UTS for their support as part of our Inaugural Academic Partnerships.

Academic Partner Perks

Franklin Women provides our Academic Partners a number of ‘perks’, one of which is an annual Leaders Brunch.

This event brings together representatives from our Academic Partners to share, learn and collaborate on initiatives that will drive diversity and inclusion in their individual organisations and the sector.

In 2021, our theme was Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces. We discussed the unique psychosocial risks presented by academic and research settings (which, while affecting the entire workforce, often disproportionately impact women and other historically marginalised groups) and learned about how workplaces can protect, promote, and respond to the mental health of their employees.

One prominent psychosocial risk in our sector is job insecurity. Franklin Women has submitted a response to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security, highlighting the extent and consequences of unsure work in the health and medical research sector, and proposing solutions. You can read our response (number 58) here.  

Thank you to our 3 speakers for sharing insights and evidence: Lucy Brogden AM, Chair of the Australian Government National Mental Health Commission and Chair of the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance; Professor Angela Martin, Founder and Director of Pracademia and Professorial Research Fellow in Work and Mental Health at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research; and Mike Powell, Chief Health and Safety Officer at the University of Sydney. And thank you to all attenees for authentically sharing what is going well in their workplaces, and where they can do better, in the spirit of collectively driving cultural change within our sector.

If your organisation is interested in joining our alliance of organisations who share our mission of creating a health and medical research sector where women thrive, please contact us.

Franklin Women is very lucky to have a number of individuals who have generously donated their time, services, or funds. We greatly appreciate their support and value them as Friends of Franklin Women.

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We are proud to be affiliated with a number of great organisations who are doing big things in the women in science space in Australia. Information on other women in science initiatives as well as other resources can be found in the members area of our website.

Women in Science AUSTRALIA

Women in Technology

We always welcome enquiries from individuals and organisations who align with our aims to discuss ways to partner to deliver our events and initiatives that support the careers of women working across the health and medical research sector. Please drop us a line.

We always welcome enquiries from individuals and organisations who align with our aims and are keen to discuss ways that we can partner with you to deliver events and initiatives that support women working across the health and medical research sector. Please drop us a line.