by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Jan 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
In 2021, at the start of Sydney’s very long, very intense covid-19 lockdown, I proposed a side project to my research assistant, Chris, working in Canberra. The ACT was not in lockdown yet, and so Chris had access to all of the fabulous cultural institutions...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Nov 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the nice things about working on DECRA is that you are encouraged (compelled?) to develop a community of colleagues in your area. To this end, in early 2023 I held a workshop collating new work on Australian women in business history. I have very fond memories...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Oct 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Today is publication day for my article, ‘A life in the shadows’: Australian women and family business succession, 1910–2018. I am not ashamed to admit that I was inspired to look into this primarily due to becoming a wee bit obsessed with HBO’s Succession in...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Aug 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Today is a very exciting day! It’s publication day for my article in Gender, Work & Organisation entitled “Bossyboots”: Postfeminism and the construction of Australia’s ‘Corporate Woman’. You can find it open access (with thanks to UTS)...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Mar 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
I am so relieved. This one was my white whale. For some good reasons (and some unnecessary reasons), this article spent a long time in revisions. The peer review process is transformational most of the time. Having several silent co-authors, who are expert in their...
