by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Jul 14, 2023 | Publishing, Writing
Recently I was invited to contribute an entry on feminist icon/corporate leader Sharyn Cederman to the Australian Dictionary of Biography. I am always impressed with the quality of coverage, care and rigour taken by the editors of the ADB, and I use the resource...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Mar 15, 2023 | Data, Ideas, Writing
In the quest to improve the number of women on boards, we often focus on the individual. We police women’s CVs and tell them their personal characteristics (or personality) are the reason they haven’t reached leadership roles. Tertiary and postgraduate qualifications,...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Mar 1, 2023 | Publishing, Writing
I recently submitted the first empirical article from my ARC DECRA project (except for the pilot, here and here)! It uses a content analysis of the Australian Financial Review’s weekly ‘Corporate Woman’ column to argue that popular discourse around Australian women in...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Aug 19, 2022 | events, Ideas, Publishing, Writing
It was a very busy July! After several years of virtual conferences – and the very real ongoing impacts of COVID-19 hanging over us – I attended two in person conferences between late-June and late-July. The first was the Australian Historical Association...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Jul 29, 2022 | Ideas, Publishing, Writing
I was very happy to be recently asked to contribute to the Economic History Society’s blog, The Long Run, on the insights of my new book, and lessons for economic historians around the world. In an episode of excellent timing, this was posted in the middle of...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Jul 13, 2022 | events, Publishing, Writing
I am very happy to announce that registrations are open for an upcoming symposium (held online and on Ngunnawal/Canberra). Economic history in Australia has gone through several important transformations – from individual satellites, disciplinary-style growth,...
