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Jennifer de Vries

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Jen de Vries Logo for the Ally Network for staff and students at UWA

Role

  • Management of organisational develoment and the Leadership Development for Women Programme
  • Preparation, delivery and assessment of staff development programmes and workshops
  • Provision of mentoring programme to LDW and other leadership programmes
  • Provision of staff development and consultancy services to departments and workgroups

Qualifications

Professional

Publications

Books and Book Chapters

de Vries, J. A. 2005, More than the sum of its parts: 10 years of the Leadership Development for Women Programme at UWA, Organisation and Staff Development Services, The University of Western Australia, Perth. (includes one chapter contributed by Beverley Hill and two co-written chapters)

Eveline, J. 2004, Ivory Basement Leadership: Power and invisibility in the changing university, UWA Press, Crawley. (Acknowledged contributor to concluding chapter)

de Vries, J. 1998, Creating Opportunities: An Evaluation of the Leadership Development for Women Programme 1994-1997. The University of Western Australia, Perth, W.A.

Refereed Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings

de Vries, J 2007, 'Can’t we just fix the women? Designing a women’s leadership development program that challenges the organization' , in T. Jefferson, L. Lord, N. Nelson and A. Preston (Eds) Changes. Challenges. Choices. Conference Proceedings from the Inaugural International Women and Leadership Conference, Fremantle, 16 and 17 November 2006, pp107-130. Curtin University, Available from www.cbs.curtin.edu.au/wiser.

de Vries, J., Webb, C. & Eveline, J. 2006, 'Mentoring for gender equality and organisational change', Employee Relations, vol. 28, no. 6.

de Vries, J. A. 2005, 'Can we say that? Gendered advantage and disadvantage in the academy.' Outskirts www.chloe.uwa.edu.au/outskirts/, vol. 12.

Goody, A. E. & de Vries, J.A.2002,. Straight talk about queer issues. In A. Goody, J. Herrington & M. Northcote (Eds.), Research and Development in Higher Education: Vol. 25. Quality Conversations (pp. 274-281). Jamison, ACT: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA).

Articles and Reports

de Vries, J. A. & Webb, C. 2005, Gender in Mentoring. A focus on the mentor: evaluating 10 years of a mentoring program for women, Paper presented at 4th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education, CD Rom published by Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.

de Vries, J. A. & Goody, A. 2003, 'Creating a queer friendly campus:the Ally Network Project at the University of Western Australia', Word is Out ejournal, no 6. www.wordisout.info/archive/06devries.pdf.

de Vries, J.. 2002, Creating Opportunities: The Difference a Women's Leadership Program Can Make. In C. Wiedmer (Ed.), Sound Changes: An International Survey of Women's Career Strategies in Higher Education. UniFrauenstelle, Zurich, Switzerland.

de Vries, J.. 1997. Inclusive Curriculum at UWA: A discussion paper.

de Vries, J.A.,& Turnell, A. 1990). The Employment Education and Training Needs of Young People in Supported Accommodation in Perth. Youth Affairs Council of WA.

de Vries, J.A. 1989. Sole Parents Return to the Paid Workforce. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations, W.A.

Presentations and Conferences

de Vries, J. A. 2005, Organisational Culture Change - Mission Impossible? Pooling what we know about disrupting the status quo, Strategic Conversation at the Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Australasia (EOPHEA) Strategic Directions Conference (27 - 29 September, 2005), Brisbane, Queensland

de Vries, J. A. 2005, Allies and Other Friends: Strategies for developing an inclusive university environment related to sexuality and gender identity, led a Strategic Conversation at the Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Australasia (EOPHEA) Strategic Directions Conference(27 - 29 September, 2005), Brisbane, Queensland.

de Vries, J. A., Leadership Development for Women: A best practice model. Invited presentation to AVCC Staff Developers Conference, August 2005, Brisbane.

de Vries, J. A., Harwood, S. & Eveline, J. 2005, 'Men in Excess: Shit, Loss and Advantage in Policing', Paper presented to Standing Conference on Symbolism (SCOS) conference, (7 -10 July, 2005), Sweden, Stockholm.

de Vries, J. A. & Leavitt, M. 2005, Leadership development programs for women:Moving beyond a 'fix the women’ approach. Paper presented at Gender, Work and Organization Conference (22 -24 June), Keele, UK.

Eveline, J. & de Vries, J. A. 2005, ‘Secret Women’s Business’ and the Change Agent Within, Paper presented at the Gender, Work and Organization Conference (22 -24 June), Keele, UK.

de Vries, J. A. 2004, The gendered experience of UWA doctoral students, in Diversity Dialogues Researchers Forum, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

de Vries, J. A. & Fialho, M. 2003, Pinking the diversity agenda: Rainbows and Allies at UWA, Paper presented at the Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EOPHEA), From Rhetoric to Outcomes Conference, (4 - 6 November), Launceston, Tasmania.

de Vries, J. A. 2002, Rainbows and Allies: Queer projects at the University of Western Australia, Paper presented at Workers Out: The Second World Conference of Lesbian and Gay Trade Unionists 31 October – 2 November, University of Sydney, Sydney.

de Vries, J.A. 2001, Cultural Change. A workshop presented at the Conference of the Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EOPHEA) (28-30 November, 2001). ANU, Canberra, Australia.

de Vries, J.A. 2000, Creating Opportunities: The Difference a Women's Leadership Programme Can Make. Paper and poster presented at the Second European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education (12-15 September, 2000). Zurich, Switzerland.

Santhanam, E., Black, B., de Vries, J., Goody, A. & Hicks, O. 2000, Peer feedback in teaching: How can it help academics? Demonstration presented at the 9th Annual Teaching Learning Forum, (2-4 February, 2000).Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.

de Vries, J.A.& Stuart, J. 1999, Working towards a more supportive workplace in the academy: Organisational climate and workload allocation. Paper presented at the 8th International Women in Leadership Conference, (24-26 November, 1999). Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A.

de Vries, J.A. 1998, Creating Opportunity: An evaluation of the Leadership Development for Women programme 1994-1997. Contributor to Round Table at Winds of Change: Women and the Culture of Universities (13-17 July, 1998). University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

de Vries, J.A. 1998, Leadership Programmes for Women: Crystal Ball Gazing into the Future. Paper presented at the Higher Education Research Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) International Conference 7-10 July, 1998,. Auckland, NZ.

de Vries, J.A. 1997, Achieving Critical Mass: the Leadership Development for Women Programme at UWA. Paper presented at the 6th International Women in Leadership Conference, (19-21 November, 1997). Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A.

Speaking invitations (2003 - 2005)

Making a Place for Women Leaders: The contribution that a women’s in-house program can make. Presentation with Maggie Leavitt at Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (DEOPE) Women in Senior Management Forum 26 August, 2005, Perth

Leadership Development for Women. Speaker at Forum on Leadership Development for Academic Women, 15 August, 2005, UNSW, Sydney

Leadership Development for Women: A best practice model. Presentation to AVCC Staff Developers Conference, August 2005, Brisbane.

Allies at Work: Queers and straights working together for change. Presenter with Dr Allan Goody at UnionsWA LGBTI Workers Rights Conference, 20 May, 2005, Perth

Creating a warmer climate for women in Higher Education. Presenter on panel for ATN WEXDEV Curtin Women’s Program, 14 April, 2005-11-21

Gender is neither neutral nor invisible. Presentation for Women’s Forum: Women in the Workforce, PSA Careers Week, 2004, UWA

Creating Opportunities: The small wins approach to making more room for women in the academy. Sydney University Network for Women (SUN) Christmas Breakfast, December 1, 2004

Gendered Workplace Cultures - Strategic Interventions for Change. Presentation (with Susan Harwood) to Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) Professional Development Seminar, April 2003

The story of Fishwives and Rambo’s. Office for Women’s Policy Seminar, June 5, 2003.

Research/consultancy grants 2005

  • Delivery of components of Leadership Development for Women program, Charles Sturt University (for delivery in 2006) (with Maggie Leavitt) $21,000
  • Evaluation of the Ally Program (with Dr Allan Goody and Dr Judy Skene) UWA Diversity Initiatives Fund 2005 $3,370
  • Centre for Research for Women (CRW) Project ‘Advancing Organisational Culture’ with Department of Education and Training (research partner) $2,000
  • Second LDW program for WA Police (with Maggie Leavitt) $42,000
  • Inaugural Advancing Women in Leadership Program Department of Education and Training (with Maggie Leavitt) $33,000
  • Design of best practice women’s leadership program for Office of Women’s Policy (team member, project led by A/Professor Joan Eveline)

2004 and before

  • Provision of Pilot Women’s Leadership Program for WA Police 2004/2005 (with Maggie Leavitt) $39,850
  • Provision of training to Executive members of RAC re establishment of a mentoring program $500
  • Ally Network - Expansion and enhancement (With A.Goody, M. Butler & S. Oates) UWA Diversity Initiatives Fund 2002 $1,700
  • Establishment of Ally Network, (with A.Goody, M. Butler & S. Oates) UWA Diversity Initiatives Fund 2001 $2500

Other

Professional interests focus on:

  • Gender equity issues in Higher Education
  • Issues of institutional cultural change, with a particular focus on the needs of
    • women
    • general staff
    • gay, lesian, bisexual, transgender and intersex staff & students
    • postgraduate students
  • Mentoring Programmes
  • Committee Effectiveness
  • Postgraduate Supervison
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