The Future of Work Lab
ensuring equitable work futures
The Future of Work Lab is committed to ensuring the future of work is equitable. As leaders in the field, we provide innovative understandings of the intersections of inequality, technology and policy to create more equitable work futures.
The Gender Equity Initiative:
The Gender Equity Initiative works with organisations to design solutions that future-proof workplaces and meet the diverse needs of employees.
Our speciality is tackling overlooked and misunderstood workforce issues at the intersections of work-life and home-life. As leading global experts on issues such as the mental load, skills shortages and caregiving, we bring the latest evidence-based gender equity research to organisations committed to a better future of work
Be a Partner
Partnering with The Future of Work Lab and The Gender Equity Initiative offers an interdisciplinary network of academics, students, and alumni from The University of Melbourne, to support the generation and delivery of new knowledge and evidence-based, multidimensional solutions for equitable work futures.
To partner with us contact futureofwork-info@unimelb.edu.au
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The Gender Equity Initiative
Previous Projects
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The Gender Equity Initiative
Future Ready: Training For Young Women
Designed to train young women in Years 9 and 10 in digital and future of work skills, this program seeks to close the gap of knowledge and confidence many women face in the Future of Work.
This 5-week course highlights the importance of both STEM and Social Science skills to succeed in any line of work.
Internship
The Future of Work Lab hosts talented Master's student interns who lead projects across a range of future of work issues. The interns produce policy reports covering pressing and timely topics in this area. Our interns are trained in advanced analytical, research and report-writing skills as well as collaboration, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
Legacy Training Programs
Publications
Reports and Submissions
Ghin, P, & Ainsworth, S 2022, 'THE GREAT MIGRATION: Leaving our Cities for the Regions Part III: Understanding the current and latent entrepreneurialism of metro-regional movers', Future of Work Lab (PDF)
Ghin, P, & Ainsworth, S 2022, 'THE GREAT MIGRATION: Leaving our Cities for the Regions Part II: Current working patterns, future work perspectives', Future of Work Lab (PDF)
Ghin, P, & Ainsworth, S 2022, 'THE GREAT MIGRATION: Leaving our Cities for the Regions Part I: Internal Migration Patterns, Motivations and Experiences.', Future of Work Lab (PDF).
Rueda, LA, Rouse, LA, Cheong, M & Ruppanner, L 2022, 'Mapping the Digital Divide in Victoria', Future of Work Lab (PDF)
Ryan, L, Njoto, S, Rouse, LA, Rueda, LA & Squires, S 2021, 'Inquiry into Economic Equity for Victorian Women', Future of Work Lab (PDF)
Internship Reports
2021
Mannix, K 'The future of Australia’s nursing workforce:COVID-19 and burnout among nurses' (PDF)
Marchant, C 'Man Overboard: Overcoming Gender Stereotypes to Increase Women’s Leadership and Gender Parity onBoards' (PDF)
Tan, C 'Untapped Potential?: Using Technology to Reduce Women’s Domestic Labour Burdens' (PDF)
Lawrie, A 'Using Human Resources Policy to Promote Age Diversity' (PDF)
Martine, A 'What’s Left Unsaid: Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) as a Domestic Violence Screening Tool' (PDF)
Chu, SK 'COVID-19 Infodemic: Empowering Australia against infodemic' (PDF)
Yang, O 'Critical Reflection on Queer Rights Discourse & Determinants of Queer Rights Violations in Mainland China' (PDF)
Gunawansa, A 'Exploring the challenges that women seeking asylum face in gaining employment in Australia' (PDF)
Jenkins, K 'The Gendered Costs of Childcare: A feminist analysis of the effects of Australia’s early childhood education and care system on women’s inequality in the workforce and beyond (PDF)
Dangar, K 'Women, policy and the STEM pipeline: Bridging the gap between tertiary education and the workforce for female STEM students' (PDF)
Thorp, E 'Improving stimulus after COVID-19: What can be learnt from the Australian fiscal response?' (PDF)
Journal Articles and Books
Ainsworth, S & Knox, A 2022, '"A bridge too far?” Ideas, employment relations and policy-making about the future of work', Industrial Relations, vol 61, pp. 68–89. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12295
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The Lab
The Future of Work Lab is committed to ensuring the future of work is equitable. As leaders in the field, we provide innovative understandings of the intersections of inequality, technology and policy to create more equitable work futures.
The future of work is here now. Our integrated approach draws from Sociology, Business and Economics and Computer Information Systems to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of an increasingly changing work world.
We are committed to ensuring workers and employers are prepared for the future of work through a comprehensive understanding of how the future of work will impact people, places, governments, organisations and technologies.
Contact
Our People
Lia Acosta Rueda
Joshua Newn
Funding
The Future of Work Lab is supported by the Victorian Government, through the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund- Department of Education & Training.
The Future of Work Lab thanks the Victorian Government for their support to create equitable work futures.
For further information, please visit the press release from the Premier’s Office containing details about this funding.