Gender Equity at JCU - our commitment

JCU is committed to fostering a community that features, at its core, respect, inclusion and safety for all. We support gender equality as a foundation for respectful relationships and an underpinning principle for change.

A commitment to gender equality means strong and courageous leadership, effective systems, and education leading to behaviour change. It means addressing the loss of women across the career pipeline and the unacceptably low numbers of women in senior academic, professional and support roles, particularly in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine where these trends are deeply entrenched. It means addressing the gender pay gap, the impact of short-term contracts for academic women, and obstacles that exist at major career transition points for women. It means a strong and enduring commitment to the elimination of sexual harassment and sexual assault.