By Associate Professor Sue Williamson

Conference Presentations

Williamson S; Donnelly N; Soderstrom K; McDermott V; Connor J; Deen C; Ren J, 2025, 'From Merit to Suitability: Reconceptualising the merit principle', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Wellington, NZ, 03 February 2025 - 05 February 2025

Williamson S; Taylor H; Lundy J; Jogulu U, 2025, 'Hybrid Working in the Public Sector: New and existing paradoxes', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Wellington, NZ, 03 February 2025 - 05 February 2025

Williamson S; Taylor H; Lundy J; Jogulu U, 2024, 'Hybrid Working in the Public Sector: New and existing paradoxes', presented at 40th EGOS Colloquium: Crossroads for Organizations - Time, Space and People, Milan, Italy, 04 June 2024 - 06 June 2024

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2024, 'Keynote Address: Will Working from Home Entrench or Undermine the ‘Ideal Worker’?', presented at International Research Society for Public Management, Tampere, Finland, 16 April 2024 - 18 April 2024

Taylor H; Williamson S, 2024, 'Co-design to evaluate the impact of gender equality initiatives: Lessons for practitioners, evaluators and researchers', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, Australia, 31 January 2024 - 02 February 2024

Williamson S; Roles C, 2024, 'Collective Bargaining in the Australian Public Service: From New Public Management to Public Value', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, Australia, 31 January 2024 - 02 February 2024

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2024, 'Working from Home during COVID-19: What does this mean for the ideal worker norm?', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, Australia, 31 January 2024 - 02 February 2024

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2023, 'Will Working from Home Entrench or Undermine the ‘Ideal Worker’?', presented at International Research Society of Public Management, Budapest, 11 April 2023 - 13 April 2023, https://irspm2023.exordo.com/programme/presentation/487

Williamson S, 2023, 'Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Managing Public Sector Employees: Overcoming or exacerbating incoherences?', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Magnetic Island, Qld, 08 February 2023 - 10 March 2023

Williamson S; Colley L, 2022, 'Hybrid Working: Tensions and contradictions of managerial prerogative', presented at International Research Society for Public Management: Facing the future: Evolving social-political-administrative relations and the future of administrative systems, Online, 19 April 2022 - 22 April 2022

Williamson S; Foley M, 2018, 'Australian Public Service gender equality strategies: From equal employment opportunity to diversity management?', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ), Adelaide, 07 February 2018 - 09 February 2018

Foley M; Williamson S, 2018, 'Confronting bias in a meritocracy: Managerial perspectives on implicit bias, affirmative action, and merit', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ), Adelaide, 07 February 2018 - 09 February 2018

Williamson S, 2017, 'Achieving Gender Equality in the Australian Public Service: First findings of a longitudinal study', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand 31st Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 08 February 2017 - 10 March 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26181

Reports

Williamson S; McDermott V; Soderstrom K; Connor J; Deen C; Donnelly N; Ren J, 2025, Realities and challenges of implementing merit protection frameworks: Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Aotearoa New Zealand

Williamson S; Taylor H; Lundy J; Jogulu U, 2024, Hybrid Working: From ‘the new normal’ to ‘business as usual’., Public Service Research Group, Canberra, Australia, http://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/canberra/research/research-centres/psrg/2024-04-PSRG-Hybrid-Working-Publication-Report-No3-April-2024.pdf

Williamson S; McDermott V; Connor J; Deen C; Soderstrom K; Zhang Y; Jiang W; Donnelly N; Ren J, 2024, Review of merit, merit protection frameworks and recruitment materials – Australian Capital Territory, Aotearoa New Zealand and Queensland

Williamson S; Taylor H, 2022, Examining the Impacts of a University's Athena Swan Program: A qualitative study

Buick F; Glennie M; Dickinson H; Blackman D; Williamson S; Weeratunga V; Tani M, 2022, Flexible working in the Australian Capital Territory Public Service (ACTPS), http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28373, https://anzsog.edu.au/app/uploads/2022/10/Flexible-working-in-the-ACTPS-RI-CoverFINAL.pdf

Williamson S, 2022, Senior Women Leaders in a State Public Sector

Williamson S; Colley L, 2022, Working during the Pandemic: The future of work is hybrid, Public Service Research Group, Canberra, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28162, https://bit.ly/34BL6LU

Williamson S; Baird M; Hill E; Hamilton M, 2022, Submission - Review of the Maternity Leave (Cth Employees) Act 1973, Canberra, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/ez60-ep90

Williamson S; Pearce A; Dickinson H; Weeratunga V; Bucknall F, 2021, Future of Work Literature Review: Emerging trends and issues, Public Service Research Group, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28103, https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Future_of_Work_Literature_Review.pdf

McDermott V; Williamson S; Connor J; Yates S; Williams J; Beacham L; May K, 2021, A Program Logic to Progress Gender Inclusion and Capability in the Australian Defence Force, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28183

Williamson S; Yates S; Connor J; McDermott V; May K, 2021, Progressing Gender Inclusion in the ADF

Connor J; Williamson S; McDermott V; Yates S; Noack-Lundberg K; May K, 2021, Benchmarking Gender Equality in the Australian Defence Force, Department of Defence, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28188

Colley L; Williamson S, 2020, Working during the Pandemic: From resistance to revolution?, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27817, https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Working%20During%20the%20Pandemic%20From%20resistance%20to%20revolution.pdf

Williamson S; Colley L; Foley M; Cooper R, 2018, The Role of Middle Managers in Progressing Gender Equity in the Public Service, Public Service Research Group, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27258, https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/public-service-research-group/sites/cpsr/files/uploads/Middle%20Managers%20and%20Gender%20Equity.pdf

Williamson S; Foley M, 2017, Embedding gender equality in the Australian Public Service: Changing practices, changing cultures, https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/school-of-business/sites/bus/files/uploads/172084%20Gender%20Equality%20Publication_171122.pdf

Foley M; Dewey L; Williamson S; Blackman D; Creagh A; Davidson L; Zhu M; Slay J, 2017, Women in Cyber Security Literature Review, https://unsw.adfa.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Cyber-Security-Literature-Review.pdf

Buick F; Glennie M; Dickinson H; Blackman D; Williamson S; Weeratunga V; Tani M, Flexible working in the Australian Capital Territory (ACTPS), Australia and New Zealand School of Government, http://dx.doi.org/10.54810/gwen3105, https://doi.org/10.54810/gwen3105

Media

Williamson S, 2025, Queensland’s ‘Merit Plus’ revolution signals a new era for public sector hiring, https://www.themandarin.com.au/288240-queenslands-merit-plus-revolution-signals-a-new-era-for-public-sector-hiring/

Williamson S, 2025, In the In the war on diversity, merit takes a hit

Williamson S, 2025, Forcing Public Servants Back into the Office is a Risky Move, https://www.themandarin.com.au/287824-forcing-public-servants-back-into-the-office-is-a-risky-move/

Williamson S, 2025, Calls to wind back 'woke' workforces are hysterical and incredibly shortsighted, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8878392/opinion-the-myth-of-meritocracy-challenges-in-reaching-equality/?cs=14329

Williamson S, 2024, Gender equity in the public sector, ABC Radio Newcastle

Williamson S, 2024, Non-hybrid workplaces limit autonomy and flexibility, breed resentment, The Mandarin, https://www.themandarin.com.au/252348-non-hybrid-workplaces-limit-autonomy-and-flexibility-breed-resentment/

Williamson S, 2024, Milestone gender pay gap metrics show we still have a way to go, The Mandarin, https://www.themandarin.com.au/249028-milestone-gender-pay-gap-metrics-show-we-still-have-a-way-to-go/

Lundy J; Williamson S; Taylor H; Jogulu U, 2024, Work or home? Navigating hybrid working arrangements, Apolitical, https://apolitical.co/solution-articles/en/work-or-home-navigating-hybrid-working-arrangements

Williamson S; Taylor H; Jogulu U; Lundy J, 2024, APS working from home is here to stay. So how do we make it work?, The Canberra Times, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8577799/working-from-home-is-here-to-stay-how-do-we-make-it-work/

Williamson S, 2024, Inquiry into unpaid work, ABC Radio Canberra, https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-breakfast/breakfast/103650714

Williamson S, 2024, Hybrid working, ABC Radio Canberra, https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-mornings/mornings/103647584

Williamson S; Taylor H; Jogulu U; Lundy J, 2024, Hybrid working in the APS: From productivity to performance to outcomes, The Mandarin, https://www.themandarin.com.au/242994-hybrid-working-in-the-aps-from-productivity-to-performance-to-outcomes/

Williamson S, 2024, Hybrid working and productivity, ABC News Radio

Williamson S, 2024, The right to disconnect, ABC Radio Canberra, https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-breakfast/breakfast/103434982

Williamson S, 2024, How to get a promotion in 2024, The Briefing Podcast, https://omny.fm/shows/the-briefing-podcast/how-to-get-a-promotion-in-2024

Williamson S, 2023, Four-day working weeks, ABC Radio Sydney

Williamson S, 2023, Bullying and harassment; State of the Service Report (SOSR), ABC Radio Canberra

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2023, What does working from home mean for harmful worker stereotypes?, The Mandarin, https://www.themandarin.com.au/233771-what-does-working-from-home-mean-for-harmful-worker-stereotypes/

Williamson S; Copeland K, 2023, Unconscious bias in the workplace, Conversations for a Brave New World Podcast

Williamson S, 2023, Four-day working weeks, ABC Radio Canberra, https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-drive/canberra-drive/102835256

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