This Discussion Paper: Options to reach gender equity in the Investigator Grant scheme (see Download section below) presents four options to offset the systemic disadvantage faced by women in health and medical research, as reflected in the attrition of female applicants with seniority in the Investigator Grant scheme.
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This Discussion Paper was facilitated to support an open discussion with the research sector on options to reach gender equity in NHMRC's Investigator Grant scheme. Feedback was supplied to help NHMRC decide whether to adopt one of these options, or a variant of them, or take a different approach to address the problem.
Open forums with the NHMRC CEO were held across Australia and online.These events were an opportunity to hear more about the options presented in this Discussion Paper. An online tool was used to gauge reactions and seek feedback during these events.
