Judith S. Willis Curriculum Vitae
JUDITH S. WILLIS - ADJUNCT RESEARCH FELLOW
August 2013
1. CONTACT DETAILS
Postal Address Centre of Policy Studies Building 11E Monash University Wellington Road Clayton. Victoria 3800 Australia.
Email [email protected]
Telephone From Australia: 03 9905 4216 From overseas: 613 9905 4216
Fax From Australia: 03 9905 2426 From overseas: 613 9905 2426
2. RESEARCH INTERESTS
The aim of this research is to redress economic and social disadvantage, but particularly for women and children.
Current focus of research:
▪ Employment and unemployment in the part-time labour market ▪ Welfare issues ▪ Universal Basic Income (this economic and social policy is also known as Basic Income Guarantee or Basic Income)
This research relies upon donations for funding of costs.
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3. EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
From August 2010, PhD candidate (part-time) The University of Melbourne 2010 Master of Social Policy (Melb) 1963 Diploma in Education (UNE) 1962 Bachelor of Arts (UNE) Economics, Geography (majors); Geology, History.
4. THESES
2010 – 2016 PhD (part-time) Title: The Invisible Part-Time ‘Unemployed’: gender, policy and unutilised labour
2008-09 Minor thesis, Master of Social Policy (Melb). Title: Women’s Casual Part-time Employment in Australia: Statistics and Policy for Gender Equality.
5. AWARDS
2011- 2016 Australian Postgraduate Award 2010 Aug - Dec, Fay Marles Scholarship, The University of Melbourne 2009-2008 Fay Marles Scholarship, The University of Melbourne 1958-1961 New South Wales Teaching Scholarship.
6. EMPLOYMENT AND HONORARY POSITIONS a) Research
Sept 2009 - Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University 2009 - 1998 Honorary Researcher, Centre of Policy Studies/ IMPACT Project, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University 1998 (Sept) - 1994 (Aug) Visitor, Centre of Policy Studies/ IMPACT Project, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University 1984 - 1975 Independent researcher with government and philanthropic funding 1977 Conducted a large-scale survey of women’s part-time employment, unemployment and work preferences in the City of Waverley Melbourne. The Victorian Office of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) designed the sample and provided assistance for 12 months. Since 1995, the City of Waverley has been incorporated into the City of Monash, Melbourne. 1978 Jun-Dec Research Assistant, Faculty of Economics and Politics, Monash University (survey data transferred from RMIT University to Monash University) 1974 Feb-Aug Research Assistant (part-time), Martec (Economic consultants, automobile industry, Melbourne).
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2000 Disability retirement from Victorian Department of Education, Employment and Training (accident at work, 1997) Prior to 1997 Victorian government secondary schools (Economics, Commerce. Geography, Australian Studies, English) 1984 - 1997 Presbyterian Ladies College, Goulburn, NSW (Geography, English) 1968 part-time NSW government secondary schools (Economics, Commerce, Geography) 1962-67
7. RESEARCH GRANTS
2005 Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Melbourne
1982 Commonwealth Government of Australia, Bureau of Labour Market Research (BLMR) Canberra
1980 Victorian State Government, Victorian Employment Committee (VEC)
1980 Myer Foundation (in partnership with VEC)
1979 Productivity Promotion Council of Australia, Victoria (PPCA). PPCA was funded by the Commonwealth Government’s Department of Productivity
1979 Myer Foundation (in partnership with PPCA)
1976 Commonwealth Government of Australia, Department of Social Security (Australian Assistance Plan)
8. PUBLICATIONS a) Refereed
2005 Refereed paper presented at Transitions and Risk: New Directions in Social Policy Conference, Feb. 2005, Centre for Public Policy, The University of Melbourne. Financing Transitional Labour Markets: Factoring In Unpaid Work – Do We Need A Universal Basic Income? http://public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/509582/Win3.pdf b) Non-refereed
1997 Women and Part-Time Employment: The Waverley Survey. Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University - General Paper No G-122, Melbourne http://www.monash.edu.au/policy/ftp/workpapr/g-122.pdf
1987 Women and Part-Time Work: The Waverley Survey. Melbourne. Report for Bureau of Labour Market Research, Canberra.
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1981 Women and Part-Time Work: The Waverley Survey - Report for Productivity Promotion Council of Australia (Vic) and Myer Foundation
9. SUBMISSIONS TO GOVERNMENT INQUIRIES
Australian Law Reform Commission
Review into Commonwealth legal barriers to older persons participating in the workforce or other productive work. June 2012. Submission No.42 http://www.alrc.gov.au/sites/default/files/pdfs/42._j_willis.pdf
For ALRC final Report ‘Access All Ages – Older Workers and Commonwealth Laws (March 2013) see http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/access-all-ages-report120
Productivity Commission
a) Draft Research Report Annual Review of Regulatory Burdens on Business, Manufacturing and Distributive Trades: Submission No. DR 74 2008 http://www.monash.edu.au/policy/ftp/pcsub.pdf
For outcome, see pp. 190 – 192
b) Comment on Interim Report 2003: National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Health and Safety Frameworks. Submission No. 244. 2004. http://www.monash.edu.au/policy/ftp/williscompensation.pdf
c) National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Health and Safety Frameworks. Submission Commercial in Confidence No. 124. 2003.
Australian Senate Community Affairs References Committee
a) Inquiry into Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005 and Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005. Submission No. 62. http://www.monash.edu.au/policy/ftp/welfare.pdf
b) Inquiry into Poverty and Financial Hardship. Submission No. 145. 2003 http://www.monash.edu.au/policy/ftp/willispoverty.pdf
Australian Human Rights Commission
Listening Tour, Elizabeth Broderick, Age/Sex Commissioner. Acknowledgement 31/01/08.
Victorian Government
Response to Discussion Paper, Accident Compensation Act (1985) Review, by Mr. Peter Hanks QC. Email acknowledgement 14/07/08 Judith S. Willis Curriculum Vitae 5 http://www.monash.edu.au/policy/ftp/accident.pdf
Australian Treasury
Federal Budget Policy Priorities for 2008-2009. 2008. http://www.monash.edu.au/policy/ftp/willisbudget.pdf
Directorate of School Education, Victoria
Ministerial Review of Employment Equity for Women in Education, South Eastern Region Consultation. 1994.
10. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) NatStats 2010 Conference. Exhibition, academic poster, A Gender Analysis of ABS Labour Statistics- Casual Part-Time Employees. Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, September, 2010. http://www.monash.edu.au/policy/ftp/academicposter1.pdf
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) NatStats 2013 Conference. Exhibition, academic poster, A Gender Analysis of ABS Statistics: Underutilised Sources of Labour. Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, March 2013. http://www.monash.edu.au/policy/ftp/academicposter2.pdf
Centre for Public Policy, The University of Melbourne Transitions & Risk – New Directions in Social Policy Conference, Melbourne. February 2005. Refereed paper Financing Transitional Labour Markets: Factoring In Unpaid Work – Do We Need A Universal Basic Income? http://public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/509582/Win3.pdf
Federal Government: National Agenda for Women Conference. Panel Member, ‘Affirmative Action, Permanent Part-time Work, Flexible Working Hours’. ANU. April 1986
Women and Labour Conference, Melbourne University. The Waverley Survey. 1980
Women and Labour Conference Macquarie University Sydney. Women's Two Lives – and a Blueprint for Equality. 1978.
Sharing Out the Work Conference, Burgmann College, ANU. Workshop paper: The Need for Part-Time Work – a Melbourne Survey. 1978
11. SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University. Financing Transitional Labour Markets: Factoring in Unpaid Work – Do We Need a Universal Basic Income? 2005.
Australian Federation of University Women (Vic) Symposium (by invitation) Using the Knowledge of Women to Create the Future of the World. May, 2001.
Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research, Monash University (by invitation) Women and Part-Time Employment: What has Changed? May, 1999 Judith S. Willis Curriculum Vitae 6
Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University. Women and Part-Time Employment: Patterns and Determinants Emerging from the Waverley Survey. 1995
Victorian Employment Committee - Assistance to groups with special needs’ sub-committee (by invitation) Unemployed Women Who Want Part-Time Work: The Waverley Survey. 1980
Victorian Teachers’ Union seminar (by invitation): Changing Attitudes to Work. 1978
12. GUEST LECTURES
McClure Report: New Changes to Welfare. Address during service, St Lukes’ Uniting Church, Mount Waverley, Melbourne. 2002
DSE Pilot Career Transition Program. Staff meeting, Fairhills H.S. 1993
The Waverley Survey. 3CR Radio (by invitation). 1980
The Need for Part-time Work, Flexibility in Paid Work and Recurrent Education. 3CR Radio (by invitation). 1978
Women and Work. Guest lecture to undergraduate class, Department of Administrative Studies, Faculty of Economics and Politics, Monash University. 10/8/78
Women and Work. Guest lecture, Hawthorn State College, Melbourne. 2/8/78
13. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE a) Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Labour Statistics’ User Group)
Labour Force Survey Output Review (12/8/11) Labour Household Survey Program Review (5/8/11) Workforce Participation and Workplace Flexibility, Victoria, December 2010 (13/2/11) Community Trust in Official Statistics Survey (10/3/10) Suggestions for NatStats 2010 Conference (19/03/10) b) Monash University
Comments on Gender Equity Strategy 2010 – 2015 Exposure Draft (30/7/10)
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c) WiSER, Curtin University of Technology, WA
Comment: Draft Report ‘Women’s Employment Status Key Indicators’ (WESKI), prepared for NFAW by Women in Social and Economic Research (WiSER), Curtin University of Technology, WA. (18/8/06)
d) Centre for Public Policy, The University of Melbourne
Submission: Review - Centre for Public Policy, The University of Melbourne (21/10/05)
e) Industrial Relations Victoria
Feedback to Leonie Morgan, Senior Policy Analyst, Industrial Relations Victoria (IRV), regarding IRV report, Quality Part-Time Work (24/10/05).
f) ACTU Test Case for Unpaid Maternity Leave
Initiated and introduced the Intervention for Women’s Electoral Lobby (Australia) in the ACTU Test Case for Unpaid Maternity Leave at the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, Melbourne, 1978.
g) Federal Department of Productivity
Response to Hon. Ian Macphee, MP, Minister of Productivity: Comment on ‘Sharing Out the Work’ Conference, July 1978, Australian National University. 1978.
14. CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMITTEES
Australian Federation of Graduate Women Inc. (previously known as Australian Federation of University Women) Status of Women Standing Committee (Victorian representative, by invitation)
Australian Federation of University Women (AFUW) Status of Women Standing Committee (Victorian representative, by invitation)
Australian Graduate Women, Victoria (previously known as Australian Federation of University Women, Victoria)
Economic Society of Australia (Victorian Branch)
International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE)
National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW): Corresponding member, Social Policy Committee (by invitation)
The Australian Society of Labour Economists (ASLE)
Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) Judith S. Willis Curriculum Vitae 8
Victorian Women’s Trust (VWT)
Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) Victoria
15. PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
2001 Australian Federation of University Women (Vic) Committee (by invitation)
1984 - 1978 National Council of Women (NCW) of Victoria - Women and Employment Standing Committee (by invitation)
1983 City of Waverley Employment Committee (by invitation)
1980 -1978 Victorian Government Employment Committee -Assistance to Groups with Special Needs Sub-Committee (by invitation)
1977 Women’s Electoral Lobby (Victoria) Co-ordinating Committee